84-Year-Old Kidnapping Victim Sues Wind Creek Casino Skip to content Toggle navigation News Home US News World News Crime People Sports Slot Releases Casino Poker Legislation Financial Home News 84-Year-Old Kidnap Victim Eschews ‘Free Dinner’ to Sue Wind Creek Casino for Gross Negligence 84-Year-Old Kidnap Victim Eschews ‘Free Dinner’ to Sue Wind Creek Casino for Gross Negligence Wind Creek Casino offered the victim “a free dinner as a proposed remedy” The woman and her husband are plaintiffs in a suit seeking over $50,000 in damages A judge sentenced the attacker to between 12 and 24 years in state prison The lawsuit alleges the casino should have noted problems with its security and surveillance The woman’s attorney said Wind Creek’s “negligence and recklessness” contributed to the crime Mark Pearson Short Bio February 24, 2021 February 25, 2021 An 84-year-old woman kidnapped and assaulted in 2019 is seeking $50,000 in damages from Wind Creek Bethlehem for “gross negligence in its security protocol.” [Image: Shutterstock.com] Woman kidnapped and assaulted in 2019 An 84-year-old woman who was kidnapped and assaulted during a 2019 robbery is suing Wind Creek casino in Pennsylvania for “gross negligence in its security protocol,” according to Lehigh Valley newspaper The Morning Call. A lawsuit filed in Northampton County Court this week identifies Wind Creek Casino and Resort Bethlehem — which offered the victim “a free dinner as a proposed remedy” — as a defendant for not preventing the assault and robbery. Wind Creek Hospitality, the gaming arm of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, manages Wind Creek Casino and Resort Bethlehem, in addition to several other casino resorts and racetracks in Pennsylvania, Alabama, and the Caribbean. Wind Creek Hospitality purchased Wind Creek casino, previously known as Sands Bethlehem, from former owner Las Vegas Sands for $1.3bn in 2019. The woman and her husband are seeking over $50,000 in damages. Last month, Judge Samuel Murray sentenced the woman’s attacker, 39-year-old Hykeem Rasmeen Sessoms of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to between 12 and 24 years in state prison. Prior violations against Wind Creek cited In December 2019, Sessoms kidnapped the woman, whose name has not been made public, from the Bethlehem casino after eying her winning money from a slot machine. While threatening to kill the woman, Sessoms forced her into her vehicle and made her drive away from the property, hitting her in the head and demanding money. Sessoms fled the scene with $7 in one-dollar bills from the woman’s purse before police arrested him a short while later. On January 27, Sessoms pleaded guilty to kidnapping and robbery and was sentenced to consecutive terms of six to 12 years each. He must also pay $91.02 to the victim for her medical treatment. Attorney John Pinto said the incident still causes his client to suffer flashbacks and that she seldom ventures out of her home anymore. should have caught the incident unfolding in real time” The Morning Call stated that the casino’s abundant surveillance cameras “should have caught the incident unfolding in real time” as Sessoms tailed her through the casino and into the elevator. The lawsuit flags “numerous violations and fines by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for security lapses” against both Wind Creek and Sands Bethlehem. The suit alleges Wind Creek should have been paying attention to “deficiencies with its security and surveillance practices.” Employee heard the woman scream The newspaper stated that while Wind Creek would not comment on pending litigation, a casino spokesperson said it had “worked closely with local law enforcement throughout” the investigation into the assault on the 84-year-old. The lawsuit, meanwhile, alleges the woman screamed during her assault, “but her cries for help went unanswered by casino security staff.” Wind Creek employee heard the woman scream and shout: “I don’t have any money!” According to The Morning Call, police reports following Sessoms’ arrest reveal a Wind Creek employee heard the woman scream and shout: “I don’t have any money!” during her assault. The employee went to alert co-workers, but the woman and Sessoms had departed the scene in the interim. Pinto stated that Wind Creek targets vulnerable seniors for profit reasons, but doesn’t do enough to protect them. The attorney added in the suit that the events would have a negative lasting effect on the woman, events that “were permitted to occur due to Wind Creek’s negligence and recklessness.” Posted in: Casino Crime US News Tags: 84-year-old woman casino kidnapping Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Wind Creek Wind Creek Casino & Resort Bethlehem Wind Creek Hospitality Top News Stories 60 Vietnamese Workers Run to Freedom in Second Cambodia Casino Escape in a Month By Andrew O’Malley - September 19, 2022 Wynn Resorts Moves to Dismiss Massage Therapist’s Lawsuit By Grant Mitchell - September 21, 2022 Macau Gambling Head Denies Money Laundering, Illegal Gaming By Grant Mitchell - September 19, 2022 More from VegasSlotsOnline HomeReal Money SlotsFree SlotsCasino BonusesLive CasinosMobile SlotsBest Online CasinosCasino ReviewsNew CasinosGambling SitesNo Deposit BonusesFree SpinsSlot By MakerVideo Poker Other Related News Class Action Lawsuit Alleges MGM Is ‘Robbing’ the Change of Gamblers By Andrew O’Malley - September 23, 2022 September 23, 2022 Pennsylvania Gaming Regulator Doles Out Fines Topping $280,000 By Grant Mitchell - September 22, 2022 September 22, 2022 Trainwreck Calls Out ‘Corrupt’ Twitch, Amazon for ‘Inconsistent’ Online Casino Ban By Owain Flanders - September 22, 2022 September 22, 2022 Gamcare Gambleaware Ecogra Contact Us Careers Responsible Gambling Fairness and Testing Licensing Bodies and Regulators Sitemap 2013-2022 VegasSlotsOnline.com We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience. 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