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That is the point of a statute of limitations, actually. Our legal system is setup in such a way that we don't want to bring lawsuits or criminal charges after a certain point. Part of the reasoning is that after x years people should know whether or not they'll face legal action for something, and another part is that evidence becomes extremely unreliable as it gets older, particularly if you're relying on eyewitness accounts. It's terrible in a case like OP's, but there's no perfect answer and the system generally benefits from these statutes.

What was your gateway into the hotel industry? Did you start out totally entry level or something higher?