Texas jury rejects ex-KBR employee Iraq rape claim

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A Texas jury rejected claims brought by a woman who said she was raped by fellow employees while working for KBR Inc in Iraq six years ago, according to a KBR spokeswoman.

In a case that received attention across the United States, Jamie Leigh Jones alleged she was drugged and raped by KBR employees working as firefighters in Baghdad and accused the company of tolerating abusive behavior and sexual harassment.

But a company spokeswoman said on Friday the federal jury in Houston found in favor of KBR and a former KBR firefighter also named in the lawsuit "on all counts." ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/08/us-kbr-rapecase-idUSTRE76775F20110708