Jamie Leigh Jones

Jamie Leigh Jones is the founder of the Jamie Leigh Foundation and was drugged and raped by KBR employees in July 2005 while working at Camp War Eagle in Iraq.

Alleged incident
Jamie Leigh Jones was drugged and then raped by numerous unnamed co-workers inside the Baghdad Green Zone. She says she was confined by armed guards under orders by her employer, KBR, to a shipping container containing only a bed. She was denied food, water, and medical treatment.

Jones claims used a borrowed cell phone to contact her father, who in turn contacted Representative Ted Poe (R, TX) who contacted the State Department. Agents were dispatched from the US Embassy in Baghdad and removed Jones from KBR custody. She has stated that US Army medical doctors performed an examination that discovered proof of vaginal and anal rape. The sexual assault kit disappeared after being turned over to KBR security forces.

Legal situation
The Justice Department has brought no criminal charges against the alleged assailants. Neither the U.S. or Iraqi legal systems can be applied to contractors in Iraq, and thus her assailants have likely broken no laws. Jones has filed a civil lawsuit against KBR and former parent corporation Halliburton. KBR has requested a private arbitration, and claims this is required by her employment contract.

Testimony before Congress
On December 19, 2007, Jones testified before Congress about her experience of being raped the related issues.

In response to her testimony Democrat Robert Scott stated that the DOJ "seems to be taking action with respect to enforcement of criminal laws in Iraq only when it is forced to do something by embarrassing media coverage."