KBR attorneys question woman’s Iraq rape allegations, history

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

KBR attorneys question woman’s Iraq rape allegations, history
By Associated Press
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - Added 1 hour ago

HOUSTON — Attorneys for military contractor KBR Inc. and an ex-KBR firefighter tried to portray a Texas woman who says she was drugged and sexually assaulted in Iraq at the hands of co-workers as someone with a history of dishonesty and tried to point out to jurors on Tuesday what they believe are inconsistencies in her claims.

Jamie Leigh Jones, 26, is one of several women who worked for KBR and former parent Halliburton Co. who say they were sexually assaulted or harassed while working for the companies in Iraq.

Jones says she was raped in 2005 while working for KBR at Camp Hope, Baghdad. She has sued KBR, Halliburton and a former KBR firefighter, Charles Bortz, whom she says was one of her rapists. The Houston-based companies and Bortz deny Jones’ allegations. The alleged sexual assault was investigated by authorities but no criminal charges have been filed.

Jones has told jurors she was drugged and then raped by a group of KBR firefighters. She said Bortz was in her room the next morning. She says she has no memory of what happened because she believes she was drugged with Rohypnol, known as the "date rape drug," just before she was sexually assaulted.



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