Virgin Hotels Asks Dallas Court to Name Assault Accusers

Virgin Hotels is asking a Dallas court to publicly name three women who claim they were sexually assaulted by disgraced developer Bill Hutchinson.

Hutchinson, the reality television has-been known for developing the Virgin Hotel Dallas, was accused by three women of sexual assault and battery in a 2021 lawsuit — the same year he was twice arrested in connection with sexual assault claims by a minor.

The suit also accuses Hutchinson’s firm, Dunhill Partners, and Virgin Hotels of negligence, claiming both companies were aware that Hutchinson would use the hotel and nearby Dunhill-owned apartments to meet and prey upon young women.

Hutchinson has denied the allegations, calling the matter “a frivolous ‘shakedown’ lawsuit filed by two former girlfriends and another woman who seek to turn consensual relationships and actions into payday” in a 2024 filing.

Virgin Hotels in a 2025 filing denied having a duty to the accusers and said the company had no knowledge of the risk posed by Hutchinson.

In a filing last week, Virgin Hotels asked the court to change the protective order in place, claiming the accusers’ use of pseudonyms allows them to “anonymously prosecute salacious claims.” It also asserts that the use of numbered pseudonyms (Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 3 and Jane Doe 4) implies that additional accusers exist in the case.

There are no additional accusers in the case, but Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 3 and Jane Doe 4 are three of the at least five women who have accused him of sexual misconduct, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Michelle Simpson Tuegel, the attorney for the accusers, called the filing “a desperate late-stage tactic from a powerful corporation to scare and further traumatize our clients.”

“Defendants have known these plaintiffs’ names for years and have been provided with their extensive personal records,” she said in a statement

Jane Doe 1 is described in the suit as a college student when she said Hutchinson sexually assaulted her by getting her intoxicated at Virgin Hotel Dallas, taking her across the street to the apartment complex he owned and forcibly touching her. She reached out to him for career advice, the lawsuit claims.

Jane Doe 3 and Jane Doe 4 were in their late 20s when they became connected with Hutchinson, who they both claim raped them multiple times, according to the complaint.

“Virgin Hotels’ leadership knew that Hutchinson was a problem, having received direct reports from Virgin Hotels Dallas’ employees and others about Hutchinson’s behavior with women,” the initial lawsuit claimed.

It said Virgin Hotels’ CEO was aware of the reports before Jane Doe 3 and Jane Doe 4 met Hutchinson, but “Virgin Hotels Dallas, VirginServices, Virgin North America, and Virgin Hotels did nothing.”

Hutchinson, who founded Dunhill Partners in 1984, appeared on the TLC reality show “Marrying Millions.” The show featured him and his 23-year-old girlfriend, a woman he met when she was 18 and working at a restaurant.

Hutchinson was arrested in 2021 in Dallas and Orange County and charged with one felony count of rape of an unconscious person and five misdemeanor counts of sexual battery. A 17-year-old girl claimed he assaulted her at his Highland Park home. The same girl and a second teenager also accused him of assaulting them at his Laguna Beach home, also in 2021.

A Dallas grand jury declined to indict him on charges related to the Dallas claims. He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual battery in the California case, which required him to register as a sex offender. Three of his accusers filed a civil suit in Dallas — that’s the ongoing suit in which Virgin Hotels is looking to identify them.

Hutchinson stepped down from his role as CEO of Dunhill Partners after his arrest, but he has resumed the role. The firm has also been offloading apartment complexes in the wake of the allegations. His reputation has suffered from the allegations, but not to the extent that he’s shunned by the real estate community. As recently as November, he delivered an address to the Cornell Real Estate Council in Dallas.

The next hearing in the case — to hear Virgin Hotels’ request to change the protective order — is scheduled for Feb. 2. The case is set to go to trial on June 8.