National Hotel chains such Hilton and Marriot defended themselves from a recent attack by 13 conservative groups who took out full-page ads in some editions of the USA Today earlier this month, “urging the Justice Department and FBI to investigate whether some of the pay-per-view movies widely available in hotels violate federal and state obscenity laws.”
National Associated Press writer David Crary’s recent article reported that both Kathy Shepard of Hilton and Roger Conner of Marriott said “the bulk of their hotels are operated by franchise-holders who make their own decisions about in-room programming. They made clear, however, that their companies consider adult movies to be an acceptable option because they can be ignored or blocked out by guests not wishing to view them.”
"Really ultraconservative groups try to target the hotels in their zest to eliminate porn," Shepard told Crary. "In their zest to have their personal morals prevail, they're eliminating choice for others."
Conner told Crary that “none of the programming offered by Marriott is illegal, and he depicted adult movies as a standard part of today's hotel business.”
To read Crary's entire article, click here.
