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U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Trial starts in Iraq gang rape lawsuit

Opening statements began in Houston Tuesday in a federal civil trial for a Texas woman who says she was gang-raped while working for a U.S. contractor in Iraq.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Dogs of War: No justice on contractor rape

Since the very first conflicts, until it was made illegal under international law, rape was a part of warfare. But a series of recent allegations against Private Military Contractors suggests that it is not just a historical phenomenon.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Alleged rape victim says contract stifling

A Texas woman claiming Halliburton/KBR co-workers gang-raped her in Iraq says she and other women are prohibited by contract from talking about their cases.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Justice a no-show at rape, assault hearing

U.S. Justice Department officials skipped a congressional hearing Wednesday dealing with allegations of rape and sexual assault of female contractors in Iraq.

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When I decided to pursue a civil suit, I was informed that within my 13-page employment contract that had an additional five pages attached, (there was) included an arbitration clause
Alleged rape victim says contract stifling Feb 12, 2008

Jamie Leigh Jones (born 1984) is a former KBR employee who alleged that seven KBR employees drugged and gang-raped her on July 28, 2005 at Camp Hope, Baghdad, Iraq. She has filed a lawsuit against the company and the employees.

She is the founder of the Jamie Leigh Foundation, an advocacy agency for victims of sexual assault.

Jones began working for KBR as an administrative assistant in 2004 when she was 19, and started her contract of employment with Overseas Administrative Services, Ltd. in Houston, Texas on July 21, 2005.

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