In recent news, Airbnb had agreed to pay an Australian tourist $7 million after she was allegedly raped and held at knifepoint while staying in a rental unit near Times Square.

Someone had reported that they had a copy to the keys of the apartment.

The woman who held the emotional and physical trauma says that it happened back in 2016 while her and a couple of her friends were visiting New York City for New Years Eve. They had rented a first-floor apartment residing on West 37th street.

The friends had told sources that they picked up their keys for a rental unit at a nearby bodega, and also noted that they were not asked to show their identification. That’s when it started to get weird, but they went about their days and plans, going out to a party to celebrate New Years Eve.

After midnight, just hours after the New Years Day, the friends had returned from partying and someone was hiding in their rental bathroom.

The suspect, Junior Lee, had been hiding in the bathroom after retrieving access to their Airbnb. He had threatened the suspect with a knife and continued to rape her.

Lee had been caught by the police that knife. They had taken him in while finding a knife, a set of keys to the apartment, and an earring that belonged to the unidentified woman.

The suspect was charged with predatory sexual assault and could face his life in prison if found guilty. He has been pleaded as not guilty, but still remains in custody.

Airbnb had dispatched “safety agents” in order to take care of the victim. They even took her to a hotel alongside a free ticket for her mother to check in on her for emotional support. They even offered to pay any health or counselling costs for the woman on behalf of their services.

Airbnb is not sure as to how Lee had obtained a key for the unit. Bloomberg reported that the company does not require hosts to use keypad locks or change codes between guests, and they do not have to disclose who else has a copy of the unit’s key.

They had settled a $7 million settlement two years after the incident. In exchange, the victim cannot blame or sue Airbnb alongside the host of the apartment of where the incident took place.