>>But the reverse happens often as well. <<
I firmly agree.
Problem is, we really don’t know how it went down here. We just have some basic 25 year old facts.
We don’t have any idea, but the fact that he paid her rather than calling the cops, speaks volumes.
Secondly, he had a responsibility to never get into that situation (in a hot tub in a rent by the hour motel) in the first place.