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Hotel Staff Called My Room At 3am Then Texted My Personal Phone Number.

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I’m a young woman staying at a hotel until I find a more permanent residence. I’m already a bit paranoid about staying here because I’m alone and this isn’t exactly a five star hotel. I check in and ask for towels occasionally and I’m friendly and cordial with the front desk workers. They are all male and there’s a different one every other night or so. Last night I added another day onto my stay here and when I went back to my room I got a call on the room’s phone, when I answered they immediately hung up. This already freaked me out bc no one really knows that I’m here and I don’t know how someone would be able to call the room’s phone number unless they’re a front desk worker. Maybe 5 minutes later I get a text to my cell phone with a photo of a substance asking me if “I party”. They said to let them know if I do and that they want to do it with me and be “together”. They sent multiple messages in a row asking with multiple photos and a video. They even added “??” Because I didn’t respond at all. I didn’t answer any of these texts bc it scared me and made me extremely uncomfortable. This person sent multiple photos and a video of them cutting it up with their hand in the video. I can literally tell by the skin tone and by the computer keyboard which couple of staff members it could be. They were also using a key card to do this action. They texted me multiple times around that time and it irritated me and creeped me out. It’s also not something that made me feel safe or respected. I’m already so uncomfortable about the living situation I’m in and this is the only decently priced place I can stay at. I’m not sure if this is too much info but basically I didn’t text this number back until I woke up later this morning. All I asked is “who is this??” Because I just want proof that I’m not making some crazy assumption. I was up late and added to this reservation in person so I’m almost 99% sure this is the front desk staff member I’m think g of. Anyways can someone tell me what I can legally do about this?

Location: North Carolina, USA

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