A tourist filed a suit on Monday against a New York hotel where she was raped by an employee.
Her Manhattan federal court suit is seeking unspecified damages from the corporate parent company Surrey Hotel Associates for the allegedly negligent hiring, supervision and training of Jaime Marin Lopez Mendoza.
The victim’s holiday nightmare happened two days after Christmas in 2009. She was attacked at about 3am while sleeping in her room in the Dream Hotel on West 55th Street. He was convicted of first-degree rape in January and received a 15 year prison sentence.
Mendoza struck after helping the stumbling woman and her boyfriend into their room following a night of drinking, the New York Post reports. He ran off when she awoke to find him on top of her.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Jill Konviser described the attack as the ‘ultimate example of depravity,’ adding: ‘This crime was not only violent and calculated, but it was a master class in cowardice.’ The victim, who comes from Rhode Island, did not go to the sentencing but wrote a letter which was read out in court.
This si a biggie for me, we stress background checks at all of our locations. Unfortunately, some people dont see the value in it until something happens or they prefer to roll the dice and test their luck. It only takes one incident to destroy business and a reputation.
This si a biggie for me, we stress background checks at all of our locations. Unfortunately, some people dont see the value in it until something happens or they prefer to roll the dice and test their luck. It only takes one incident to destroy business and a reputation.