Kenitra : Scandal over minor's exploitation rocks hotel, five defendants in court
The primary court in Kenitra is set to deliberate today, Friday, on a case involving the assault of a minor at a three-star hotel, with five individuals implicated, including the hotel owner, according to the newspaper Assabah.
The case came to light after a public altercation outside the hotel between the minor and a customer who had brought her to a room. A dispute over financial compensation led the girl to scream, drawing the attention of the General Information Services. This prompted the public prosecutor's office to open an investigation, which was carried out by the Public Morality Squad.
Investigations revealed that the minor had been drinking alcohol with a young man at a bar inside a hotel in the city center. They later went to the hotel where the assault occurred, continuing to drink—an offense that has also led to charges against the bar manager.
The public prosecutor has brought multiple charges against those involved, including operating a location for prostitution, facilitating the involvement of a minor in prostitution, luring a minor, assaulting her, and selling alcohol to Muslim Moroccans.
The hotel owner was released on bail set at 100,000 dirhams, while the employee who rented the room without a marriage contract remains in custody. The bar manager was released on bail of 10,000 dirhams. Meanwhile, the minor's companion claims he did not know her true age, saying she lied about it.
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