Sexual assault during hotel stay

Honestly I shake my head at the nonsense a lot of lay non legally qualified MNs churn out on here to have a go and dig at OPs. This being a prime thread example.

It wont prejudice a trial from what has been put on here and TR, its not defamatory if its factual and the defence certainly dont go round looking for "everything" to get people off.
A lot of people on here watch too many US crime shows me thinks 🤣

It's not willing interfering with a case naming the place where a crime that is subject to court action took place. It happens in nearly every investigation of criminal activity and every report of a court case. There is nothing in that post that is prejudicial to a fair trial. You are actually permitted to say the truth and nobody has been named.

Screenshot the photos you want so they are recent in your camera roll

Sorry, meant to say I looked up the review to see the hotel's response.

That's not what the posted review now says – I wonder if TA has edited it?! Unless it's another review by someone else who experienced the same thing, the first line is: "Hotel don’t have legally required doors…" Nothing about one door slamming locked the other one not.

Is your review factual though? Have you had a specialist examine every single door in the establishment to prove they don't have "legally required doors"? Because that's the kind of statement the hotel could argue is potentially defamatory, rather than the actual row about payment.

In terms of this jeopardising the case, it’s very cut and dry and video evidence is available, he was arrested at the scene and has appeared in court. He can’t exactly use us complaining of the hotels response as an excuse for sexual assault; it’s expected he will use alcohol/drugs as a defence but it’s hardly an excuse. Millions of people get drunk everyday, it doesn’t give them the right to violate random strangers.

So he's appeared in court but hasn't entered a plea or been found guilty yet or been sentenced? As we see every day in the media, even the most 'cut and dry' evidence can be twisted in court, especially in cases of sexual violence against women. His defence will be looking for ANYTHING to mitigate his actions, which is why posting negative reviews citing the assault isn't wise. His team could imply your group had an agenda to secure a freebie your visit and he went along with it. Obviously total bollocks, but once it's said in court it's on the record. So I would hold off complaining publicly until he's been convicted and sentenced, so you're not giving the defence any ammo beforehand.

If it's a key card there would be no other way of locking it from the outside, surely? There may be a bolt on the inside but it wouldn't be possible to lock if you were leaving the room therefore the door is not secure.

It’s good to hear your friend is on board, I only asked the question does she know because sometimes friends take this sort of stuff into their own hands when it’s not wanted which doesn’t sound like the case here. Hope your friend is doing ok.

I'm distracted by you referring to your group as young ladies

Peak 🤦‍♀️

Whoops didn't need to post

You can edit them. However you can’t add photos I believe e

This is shocking shocking from the hotel.
I don’t see what more you can do but I would think your review would be seen and understood by many. In a way even more so if the hotel have put a shitty response.. that never looks good does it. Sorry this happened to your friend.. awful x

I'm distracted by you referring to your group as young ladies

Don't be so ridiculous. For one, slander refers to the spoken word and for two, it only applies if the things being said are untrue. Otherwise, every negative review of anything would leave people open to legal recourse.

I don't know why people are so keen to try and prove this is false.

OP I've seen your review. Me and some friends were going to book the hotel for a girls weekend and looked at the reviews on TripAdvisor. We were shocked that it happened, shocked that the general manager replied in the way he did, and shocked they didn't comp your entire stay without being prompted. From what I recall, the GM didn't address the point of the locks and just said they were only chasing for payment of services.

They're a bunch of cunts.

But you're unlikely to be able to post another review or edit yours. However, you could post a review elsewhere, like on Google, and include your screenshots.

FYI we booked elsewhere!

Or legal action against the OP for publicly slandering the hotel. It took a minute to find the review in question.

I think it would be best if you ask MNHQ to delete the thread in case it interferes with any legal proceedings

@Terrribletwos

I can’t believe that you are willingly and deliberately interfering in an ongoing case by publicly naming the hotel where the incident happened.
You need some legal advice because you are on thin ice here.

@Tripadvisornotloading
Good to know that your friend is fully onboard, best wishes to you going forward with this on her behalf .