The suit names as defendants Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Red Lion Hotels Corp., and Motel 6 Corp., among others. The defendants argue that the suit fails to establish they participated in a "venture" under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, or that they benefited, knowingly or otherwise, from a TVPRA venture.
April 19, 2024 at 02:24 PM
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An effort to hold New Jersey motel owners liable for human trafficking on their premises has been put on hold pending the resolution of a related criminal case.
The civil suit, E.B. v. Howard Johnson Wyndham Newark Airport, filed in 2021, is believed to be the first in New Jersey to bring claims against motels on behalf of a minor victim of sex trafficking.
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