Attorney General William Barr directed federal prosecutors across the country on Thursday to focus on cases where landlords have been accused of asking tenants for sexual favors in lieu of rent during the CCP virus pandemic.
Barr sent a memo to the department’s civil rights division and U.S. attorneys offices around the country urging the prosecutors to prioritize cases where landlords are allegedly taking advantage of the current public health crisis by offering to reduce or eliminate security deposits and rent in exchange for sexual contact.
