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Detroit Marriott faces lawsuit after employee alleges sexual assault by hotel manager

Rape kit leads to arrest of manager

DETROIT – The Detroit Marriott is at the center of a lawsuit after one of its employees said a hotel manager sexually assaulted her.

The lawsuit claims the sexual assault happened after the manager invited her to his hotel room.

The woman said the manager told her other staffers would be present.

The woman filed a police report, and a rape kit ultimately led to the manager’s arrest.

Officials said criminal charges against him are pending. Lawyers claim the woman was forced to leave her job at Marriott due to the trauma she suffered.


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