An Alpharetta family is angry after their 4-year-old child allegedly found a used condom in what they said was an unclean Wyndham Garden Hotel room in downtown Atlanta.
Carmen Jones told Atlanta police she and her family were staying at the 175 Piedmont Avenue hotel on July 31.
The family woke the next morning to notice that they had been staying in room with unclean sheets and no soap or coffee cups, according to a police report.
It’s unclear why the family did not notice the unclean room until the next morning. Attorney Thomas Jones told the AJC that the family was “just exhausted and didn’t realize it.”
Carmen Jones told police the family was getting ready to leave the hotel room when she noticed her 4-year-old grandson was playing with a used condom.
Jones asked for management from the hotel to bring mouthwash for her grandson, the police report said.
She told police that her grandson became ill a few days later. He also had sores developing inside his mouth, the police report said.
The family took the 4-year-old to the doctor and then to Scottish Rite Hospital, police said.
No charges have been filed against the hotel according to the report, which was filed six days after the incident happened.
The AJC has made several attempts to contact the hotel. Calls and e-mails to Wyndham’s corporate office were not immediately returned.
The family has hired Thomas Jones, a lawyer with Jones & Associates on Cascade Road, to negotiate a settlement with the hotel. Jones has been contacting local media about this story through an e-mailed press release.
He told the AJC he will file a lawsuit against the hotel if out-of-court negotiations are not successful.
The AJC is attempting to interview family members within the next hour about this story.
According to the release from Jones’ law firm, the family had spent the day at Six Flags over Georgia and reserved a hotel room at the Wyndham so they could spend the night there and then go to the Georgia Aquarium the next day.
WGCL's Tony McNary reports that the boy may now have a series of STDs. Video
resource: http://www.dailyvsvidz.com/2010/08/boy-found-eat-used-condom-at-hotel-vs.html
COMMENT ON LIPSTICKALLEY .COM
How do you not notice a dirty room immediately because of exhaustion?
I think because sores developed in the child's mouth, that is obviously going to set alarms that the child has been sexually abused. So, they concocted the story to make it seems like he got sores from the used condoms.
Not only that but they figure why not also try to exhort money from the hotel.
I am not a nurse but it sounds fishy the child got sores within a few days of allegedly making contact with a used Condom wrapper.
Second of all, if the room was dirty-especially since a child was in tow-they should have told management about it immediately so they can get a new room.
Also, if the child was playing with a used condom, they should have brought him to the hospital BEFORE he became ill and started developing sores. What do you think?
