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Alleged KBR Rape Victim Sues US Gov’t

HeadlineAug 14, 2008

A former employee allegedly raped by co-workers at the US war contractor KBR has sued the US government for negligence. The plaintiff, Jamie Leigh Jones, says she was drugged and gang-raped by co-workers in Iraq. Jones has accused KBR and the US government of covering up the crime. Jones’s earlier lawsuit against KBR is pending.

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