Wednesday, March 14, 2012

More women reported KBR/Halliburton assaults in Iraq

Several women have joined a Texas woman in coming forward with reports of sexual harassment and assault while working in Iraq for Halliburton's former subsidiary, military contractor KBR, a Texas congressman told a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee Wednesday.

The women have given lawyers and a congressman accounts similar to the allegations of Jamie Leigh Jones, whose allegations of rape have gained media attention across the United States.

"This problem goes way beyond just me," Jones told the House Judiciary subcommittee Wednesday.

Jones said she was raped in July 2005 by a co-worker who drugged her. She said she awoke groggy …

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