She Was Assaulted Every Night by 12 Men for 40 Days — Now She Breaks Free with a $40M Jury Award.

She Was Assaulted Every Night by 12 Men for 40 Days — Now She Breaks Free with a $40M Jury Award.

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You can call it a case of resilience, endurance, and life’s intricacies — because that’s exactly what happened here, making it a landmark case.

At just 16 years old, a girl whose identity is protected and now known only as J.G. was trafficked over a 40-day period at the United Inn & Suites in Decatur, Georgia, near Atlanta.

Each night, as many as twelve men entered her hotel room and left after exploiting her, while staff at the United Inn & Suites failed to take action despite obvious warning signs — including frequent linen changes, the disposal of condoms, and a police alert identifying her as a missing child.

She remained on the premises for 22 days after the alert, yet no one intervened.

Raised in foster care and poverty, labeled a runaway, she was vulnerable.

But years later, J.G. fought back.

On July 11, 2025, a federal jury awarded her $40 million in damages, one of the largest human trafficking verdicts in U.S. history.

Her story is now a torchlight — exposing the danger of institutional neglect and celebrating a survivor’s justice.