An online platform that rents rooms would have paid a tourist $7 million. What was the reason

Airbnb, the US company that owns the online platform through which cameras can be rented anywhere in the world, would have paid a tourist in Australia $ 7 million after she was allegedly raped at knifepoint in a rented new York property, the BBC reports.

The attack happened in 2015 after the victim and her friends picked up the property keys at a nearby store in the evening, Bloomberg News reports.

Looks like the suspect made a copy of the apartment keys he used before the attack.

When the tourist returned to the room after midnight, the suspect, Junior Lee, 24, allegedly hid in the bathroom, Bloomberg reports.

Junior Lee was later charged with sexual assault. He pleaded not guilty, but remained in custody.

After the alleged attack, an Airbnb security team contacted the local police department to assist the victim and take her to a hotel.

According to Bloomberg, in exchange for $ 7 million, the victim cannot sue Airbnb or the owner of the apartment where the incident took place.

But Ben Breit, airbnb’s spokesman, told the New York Post that “in cases of sexual assault, survivors can speak freely about their experiences. This includes the New York case.”

Rules were not changed after the attack

After this attack, the company did not revise its rules on keys and where they can be left deturists.

Hosts on the online rental platform are not required to lock the keyboard or change keyboard codes between two appointments.

It also does not have to inform Airbnb who else has a copy of the key for that property.

However, it has introduced a number of discounts for hosts who want to buy items such as smart locks and alarm systems.

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