Nightmare At Dream Hotel: Guest Says Worker Raped Her

Police arrested a 27-year-old hotel worker accused of sexually assaulting a female guest inside the Dream Hotel on West 55th Street early on Sunday. The perp — identified as Jaime Marin Lopez Mendoza — allegedly forced himself upon the 27-year-old victim while she was sleeping just before 4 am, according to NY1.

The station reports that the victim and her boyfriend were "very drunk" when they returned to the hotel and had trouble getting into their room. Mendoza was summoned to help the couple into the room and either stayed there, or let himself back in after the victim fell asleep, according to reports. The victim claims that when she awoke, the employee was raping her.

The woman screamed and the suspect fled from the room, but he has since been apprehended. Another hotel guest heard the woman shouting: "There was girl standing down the hallway, and when I said, 'Please be quiet!,' she started talking about some man trying to have sex with her." It's unclear whether or not the victim's boyfriend was in the room at the time. The incident occurred less than two months after an Australian businessman was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a maid at the Standard Hotel.

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By Ben Muessig in News on December 28, 2009 6:31 PM

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Guest

i hope that the guy wasn't undocumented. if he was, the manager should be fired.

Petey

buyer's remorse?

Guest

i can't believe the hotel hired a scum like this--did he work for free??? i liked the hotel too.

if he's guilty, cut his penis off w/ the balls and boil them. then force him to eat them. this pretty much sums up what he did to her.

kleinpeter

How can one really feel like a "Real Man" if that's how he's gotta get it? Pathetic. Cut his penis off.

FutureMan83

Aspiring reggaeton artist?

HOTCUP

aspiring world series attendee?

Guest

nah, he was just an aspiring rapist. now in jail to become an aspiring catcher

mslioness

To me, it doesn't matter if she was drunk. A victim of any type of sexual assault is a victim of sexual assault, regardless. If this is the case, punish Mendoza.

pinball29

There is SO much more to this story than whats being put out there. Im sure it has to do w/ how drunk they were. One day when shes in AA she'll be making amends on this one.

Albuquerque

Do you ever watch Curb Your Enthusiasm? Well there's this really funny scene, like in season four or something, when this guy insists that Larry pronounces his name, Hugh, like HYOO. Well, if you're a fan of the show, you know that Larry always finds some way to irritate people--but we, the viewers, are on Larry's side because we understand his perspective--and this time is no different! Larry gets into it with Hugh and winds up repeatedly saying FUCK HUGH. But what it really sounds like is FUCK YOU! Boy, do I love that show.