Woman testifies she was raped by major

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Maj. Mark Seldes pleaded not guilty to charges of rape, conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, and adultery when the court-martial began Monday.


Woman testifies she was raped by major
By Ashley Rowland, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Thursday, January 31, 2008

KUNSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — A former civilian employee at Kunsan testified Tuesday that a married doctor raped her while she was under the influence of sleep medication, but she hesitated to report it for days because she was afraid of losing her security clearance and privacy.

“I knew that if I made an official statement, that everybody would be in my business,” she testified Tuesday. “This is a small base and I knew everybody would find out. I knew this would be a matter of public record and I was afraid.”

Maj. Mark Seldes pleaded not guilty to charges of rape, conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, and adultery when the court-martial began Monday.

The woman, whose name is being withheld to protect her identity, said she and Seldes started a relationship that included kissing and oral sex about a week before he allegedly raped her in her dorm on Nov. 4, 2006. That night, she said she invited him to watch television. She said she had two glasses of wine and half to three-quarters of a beer earlier that evening.

She changed into sweatpants and a T-shirt, told Seldes she was taking an Ambien and brushed her teeth, she testified. He told her his shoulder was hurting, and she said she sat down on her couch to rub it for him.


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