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Motel 6 and three of its locations in King County are facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly knowing sex trafficking was happening on the premises and profiting from it.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Tacoma by a Bothell woman who was trafficked for years at these locations. The woman who’s going by M.K. in court documents recently escaped her trafficker and is taking on the major motel chain. Documents show she endured violence and threats.
“We're fighting against a number of players who had knowledge of the sex trafficking that was occurring, and they chose to do nothing about it,” said Katie Llamas, counsel for Singleton Schriber, who filed the lawsuit.
Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/sex-trafficking-federal-lawsuit-filed-against-motel-6-king-county-locations/281-8c802acc-fe81-4817-86b6-94d93be426cc