"Atlanta Jury Awards $40 Million to Trafficking Survivor, Holding Hotel Liable for Exploitation of Minor"
ATLANTA — A federal jury has held a hotel operator responsible for the sex trafficking of a teenage girl who was exploited at the United Inn & Suites for over a month. The verdict, reached late Friday, follows a civil lawsuit filed in 2020 by a woman identified as J.G., who claims she was trafficked as a minor between 2018 and 2019 at this Decatur location. Now an adult, J.G. alleges that Northbrook Industries, Inc., the hotel’s owner, turned a blind eye to the exploitation occurring on its premises despite clear warning signs. Jurors awarded … Read more