Halliburton sued in alleged Iraq rape of a Florida woman

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A Florida woman who says she was raped by a colleague while working for Halliburton Co. in Iraq has sued the mega-government contractor, claiming the firm did not do enough to protect female employees from such attacks.

The Tampa woman, 41, states in her complaint that an intoxicated male co-worker obtained a key to her living quarters from an unlocked storage box on the night of the rape.

According to the suit pending in Palm Beach federal court, Halliburton failed to screen employees for violent tendencies, did not provide adequate security at the installation and did not enforce policies barring the possession of alcohol.

"It's rather shocking, given the billions of dollars Halliburton has been paid for contracts in Iraq, that they did such a shoddy job of protecting this particular woman employee," said Miami attorney John Spiegel, who filed the suit. snip

The woman worked for KBR organizing recreational activities for troops stationed near Ramadi. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel is not naming her to protect her privacy because she is an alleged rape victim.

KBR employs roughly 50,000 workers in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan. A company spokeswoman declined to comment on the case.