Father Furious After Being "Accused" by Spanish Hotel of Grooming His Own Daughter

About this episode

The episode discusses a father's experience of being accused of grooming his daughter by hotel staff in Marbella, sparking a debate on child safety and profiling of fathers.

On this episode of Opinions Matter, Amy gets in touch from holidays in Marbella after witnessing hotel staff demand a father “prove” a teenage girl was his daughter — and the police end up being called when he refuses to cooperate. Adrian argues you can’t be too careful when it comes to child safety, while Jeremy says it’s a disgusting insult and that dads are being profiled in a way mothers never are. Live callers weigh in with their own stories from airports, hotels and even a shocking incident of abuse on holidays. Plus, stay listening for your chance to win an Opinions Matter travel mug.

People in this episode

Hosts: Adrian, Jeremy

Topics covered

• child safety
• parenting
• hotel incidents
• profiling
• holiday experiences

Keywords

• grooming
• father
• daughter
• hotel
• Marbella
• child safety
• profiling
• holiday abuse

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spanish Hotel, police

Places: Marbella

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