Red Roof Inn faces civil trial over sex trafficking allegations at two Atlanta locations

The Red Roof Inn location at the intersection of Buford Highway and N. Druid Hills Rd. is one of two named in an ongoing civil lawsuit claiming the company overlooked blatant human trafficking on the property. (Courtesy of reservationdesk.com)


Updated June 13 at 5:13 p.m.

A first-of-its-kind civil trial could hold a national hotel chain liable for the company’s role in permitting human trafficking on its properties.

Jury selection got underway in the case brought by eleven plaintiffs against two Red Roof Inns in metro Atlanta and the companies that operated them.