San Francisco, CA - A federal civil lawsuit was filed today in the Northern District of California on behalf of a survivor of sex trafficking, identified as Jane Doe, alleging that multiple Motel 6 locations and their parent company, G6 Hospitality LLC, knowingly enabled and profited from years of sex trafficking that occurred on their properties.
The complaint, filed by attorneys at Singleton Schreiber, outlines details of the trafficking Jane Doe endured between 2013 and 2018 at Motel 6 North and Motel 6 South in Santa Rosa, California. The suit names G6 Hospitality LLC, G6 Hospitality IP LLC, Motel 6 Operating LP, and several associated entities as defendants. Doe’s claims are raised through the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA), allowing survivors to hold individuals and entities accountable when they perpetrate or knowingly benefit from sex trafficking.
“This case is one of many tragedies caused not only by malicious traffickers, but also by the hotel companies that allow the abuse to continue,” said attorney Meagan Verschueren of Singleton Schreiber. “Trafficking victims aren’t just failed by their traffickers—they are failed by the businesses that stand by, profit, and participate in the harm.”
According to the filing, Jane Doe was trafficked out of the hotels for years while staff and management repeatedly ignored blatant red flags, including visible signs of physical abuse, drug activity, large volumes of male visitors to the rooms, and requests for excessive linens while refusing housekeeping services. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants not only failed to intervene but financially benefited from the trafficking through room rentals and franchise revenue. Major hotel brands like Motel 6 have publicly claimed they are committed to combating human trafficking, yet they continue to expand economy hotels—where trafficking is most prevalent—and profit from the horrific crimes occurring on their properties.
Doe is seeking compensation for the harm she suffered as someone sold for sex at hotels owned, operated, maintained, regulated, and controlled by the defendants and their agents and employees. This case is the latest in a growing number of lawsuits targeting corporate actors in the hotel industry who allegedly turn a blind eye to human trafficking for the sake of revenue. A similar lawsuit was filed by Singleton Schreiber against a number of other Santa Rosa and Oakland hotels in December of 2024.
Singleton Schreiber is a client-centered law firm, specializing in mass torts/multi-district litigation, fire litigation, personal injury/wrongful death, civil rights, environmental law, insurance bad faith, and sex abuse/trafficking. Over the last decade, the firm has recovered more than $3 billion for clients who have been harmed and sought justice. The firm also has the largest fire litigation practice in the country, having represented over 30,000 victims of wildfire, most notably serving plaintiffs in litigation related to the 2025 Eaton and Hurst Fires, 2025 Moss Landing Battery Plant Fire, 2025 Rowena Fire, the Maui wildfires, the Colorado Marshall wildfire, the Washington Gray wildfire, several California wildfires, and others.
