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"Jane Doe" Raped by CBP and Hospital Personnel Settles Part of Lawsuit


By Lisa Simeone - Posted on 09 July 2014

The case of a woman who was raped -- repeatedly -- by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and by medical personnel at the University Medical Center of El Paso has been partially settled.

I first wrote about the case here. Though this kind of thing goes on all the time at borders (and in prisons and detention centers), this particular case was so egregious that even the mainstream media reported on it.

Read the rest at ABombazine.

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