A woman who was sexually assaulted last August while cleaning an Airbnb in Fort Lauderdale has filed a lawsuit against the company and the property owner — and is still waiting to see the unidentified perpetrator arrested seven months later.
The woman, who is identified in the lawsuit filed in Broward County on Wednesday only as Jane Doe, was cleaning the Airbnb at 509 SE 19th Street on Aug. 28, 2024, according to the complaint. One group of guests had just checked out and she was preparing the place for the next arrival, her attorney Kim Wald told the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
The complaint said “an intruder broke into the house and violently assaulted and raped Jane Doe” as she was doing her job with a cleaning company.
Fort Lauderdale Police said in a statement Wednesday that the woman was listening to music and cleaning when the man came up behind her.
The unidentified man threw her onto the ground, pulled out a knife and zip tied the woman to restrain her, the police…
