KBR Rape Victim Jamie Leigh Jones Sues U.S. Government

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Jamie Leigh Jones’s and Dawn Leamon's story was covered on DigitalJournal.com here by Pamela Jean and here by David Silverberg.

In a follow-up to that coverage, the abused employees have filed lawsuits against both KBR and Halliburton. Depsite raising many public complaints, and getting a great deal of media attention on her case, Jones has not received any fair judgement on her claims of rape. So now, Jones is suing the government to get justice. KBR is a subsidiary of Halliburton, and U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is a shareholder in it.

When she worked with KBR in July 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones lived in a two-story barracks with 420 men and only 20 other women. She claims the facility she lived in was under direct control and supervision of the U.S. government and its employees. Jones says she was brutally raped and she complained to her supervisors about constant sexual harassment. She wanted to transfer to a safe environment, but nothing was done by KBR.

On the same day she complained to her supervisors, she says she was drugged and brutally raped by several Halliburton/KBR firefighters. She woke up the next morning bruised and bloodied. She had to undergo reconstructive surgery after the incident and she is still recovering from the injuries.

In the lawsuit, Jones is suing the government for negligent supervision and hiring of its contractors, and for failing to provide a safe living and working environment for women.

Jones also recounted her experience before Congress in December 2007 but no actions were taken against either KBR or Halliburton.

Jamie Leigh Jones started a non-profit organization to help victims of sexual harassment and sexual abuse while working abroad for federal contractors, corporations or government entities.