11. Natalie White sued Airbnb last month (August, 2021) in Superior Court in Los Angeles, as well as the host who rented her a one-bedroom apartment, claiming she was sexually assaulted there in February 2020. Natalie says she was sexually assaulted by an Airbnb host in LA.
White says in her lawsuit that the host, an actor named Zafer Alpat, barged into the apartment as she was packing to leave, pinned her down, and licked and kissed her while she resisted. Samuel Dordulian, a Los Angeles attorney who specializes in representing sexual assault complainants, says coming forward to report a sexual assault claim can be a harrowing experience. After a traumatic experience like sexual assault, the survivor deserves swift justice and should never be responsible for such losses.