Case shows dangers faced by hotel maids
attack. Sofitel officials say they’re not aware of any other incident of a sexual attack on a maid at any of their worldwide hotels.
The 32-year-old maid, an immigrant from the West African nation of Guinea who worked for the Sofitel for three years, told police that a naked Strauss-Kahn accosted her after she came into the room, attacking her in the bedroom and bathroom before she got away.
Strauss-Kahn was indicted on multiple charges including attempted rape and sexual abuse; he posted $1 million cash bail and a $5 million insurance bond and is under house arrest in Manhattan.
Labor groups worry that the recession has created more danger by forcing hotels to cut back on both security guards and housekeepers.
“You’re on a floor by yourself, with those long hallways and nobody around, cleaning 30 rooms a day alone,” said Tho Do, a vice president of UNITE HERE, a union representing hotel workers. “You don’t have a lot of protection.”
Associated Press writers Leanne Italie and Verena Dobnik contributed to this report.
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