Air Force airman sues Marriott for $160Million after staying in a hotel on his way to training and waking up to sexual assault by another man – a career criminal who has been arrested dozens of times
An Air Force airman has sued Marriott for $160million after he woke up to another man sexually assaulting him while he stayed in the hotel ahead of training.
The incident occurred in April 2022 as the victim, identified as ‘John Doe’, stayed at the Marriot on West Trade Street in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina.
According to the lawsuit, the man said that when he went to sleep he did not realize that ‘the self-closing an self-locking doors (to his room) was not functioning properly’ and woke up to Jermaine Lamont Peay raping him.
Documents stated that the the room’s door ‘did not properly latch or lock,’ as Peay, a career criminal, broke in.
Jermaine Lamont Peay (pictured) allegedly entered the unidentified victim’s hotel room at the Marriot on West Trade Street in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina and sexually assaulted him
According to a 911 call log, police were called to that Marriott location (pictured) 85 times in the past three years
This is not the first time Peay has been in trouble with the law, as WSOC-TV uncovered six of his mugshots from past arrests.
It is unclear when each mugshot was taken and for what crimes, but records showed that he was previously charged with assaulting a campus police officer and ‘going armed to the terror of people.’
In North Carolina, a charge for going armed to the terror of people means that a suspect is armed with an ‘unusual or dangerous’ weapon with intentions of ‘terrorizing others,’ according to Gilles Law.
Peay was arrested and charged in January 2023 with forced sex offense, larceny, breaking and entering and first-degree burglary.
He is still awaiting trial for those offenses, according to court records.
Peay has a lengthy criminal history as six of his mugshots from past arrests were discovered
As Peay assaulted the man, the victim ‘howled in terror and lashed out’ at him before Peay allegedly snatched his phone, wallet, a pair of shorts and a shirt, and ran off, the suit said.
According to a 911 call log obtained by WSOC-TV, police were called to that Marriott location 85 times in the past three years.
The lawsuit argued that the hotel should have been aware that the locks on the man’s door were not secure and that the establishment failed to provide sufficient security for the guest.
DailyMail.com contacted the hotel and it’s cooperate office for comment but did not hear back in time for this report.
