Alleged KBR Rape Victim Sues the U.S.

[babsbunny]

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2008/08/jamie_leigh_jones_rape_lawsuit.php

Tue Aug 12, 2008 at 11:49:48 AM
There’s a new lawsuit in the sad and sordid saga of Jamie Leigh Jones.

A former KBR employee who made national headlines with her heart-wrenching account of being raped while working at Camp Hope in Baghdad, Jones filed a lawsuit several days ago in Houston federal court against the United States of America. She filed a lawsuit against her former employer more than a year ago.

The Houston woman is suing the government for negligent supervision and hiring of its contractors and for failing to provide a safe living and working environment.

[barbtries]

1. i hope she wins a bunch

and that heads roll all over the military for this. but after what happened with valerie plame's lawsuit, i wonder how good her chances are.

[MadrasT]

2. I hope she's not suicided...

[dflprincess]

3. Why is it, when a woman is raped, she is the "alleged" victim

I understand why a person accused of a crime is referred to as alleged - but rape is the only crime when it's applied to the victim as well. If this woman had had been robbed or "merely" beaten, but not raped, no one would call her the "alleged victim".