Human trafficking victims file suit against Salisbury hotel

A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of victims of a human trafficking ring that happened in Salisbury almost three years ago.

Online court records show lawsuits have been filed against Americas Best Value Inn. The lawsuits allege that the hotel knew or should have known about the trafficking ring.

According to a victim attorney, the victims sustained physical damages. He says the reason the suit has been filed is because the criminal case has finished.

Attorneys say a protective order has been filed to keep the victim's names private.

The leader of the prostitution ring, Cornelius Briddell, is serving a 145 year sentence in Cumberland, Maryland.

Victims explained during Briddell's trial that he would sell women for sex and force them to use heroin. Most of the cases allegedly happened at Americas Best Value Inn. The inn's general manager says she has no comment.