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Having been in two countries and never having an incident as outrageous as
this I would say that it is a worst case, I know 3 women who were removed
from situations where they were uncomfortable and or threatened, now these
removals were done to minimize talk and or disgrace but the health and
safety of the volunteer was always the foremost consideration.

In my second country in fact if an incident of this nature had occurred
there could have been severe penalties to the perpetrator, these penalties
would have been levied by the townspeople and not a judicial system.

"Zen_Mojo" <tyler.durden@ireland.com> wrote in message
news:c7221e40.0211172054.5a341cc4@posting.google.com...
> Dear PCVs & Friends:
>
> One of my loved ones is currently serving as a Peace Corps Voluteer
> and was recently raped by members of the host family selected by the
> Peace Corps to ease her transition into the local culture.  An
> investigation by the local PC office could not be conducted, in that
> the family member in question's house could not be searched due to
> 'matters of honor.'  The volunteer in question was encouraged by the
> local field office to accept a religious punishment instead of a civic
> punishment because her word had no weight in local judicial systems
> and making the incident a legal matter would have repercussions for
> her ability to continue working in the area; the eventual punishment
> assigned to the man who raped her was a $27.00 fine payed in United
> States currency.  The local Peace Corps field office considers this
> matter resolved.
>
> I am enraged, bitter, and frightened by the fact that someone I care
> for deeply has been placed in this situation.  I'm wondering if others
> have had similar experiences, or known people who have had similar
> experiences while serving in the Peace Corps.  Is this a single,
> isolated incident highlighting the worst case scenario?  Or is there a
> larger pattern of placing PCVs in hazardous positions and refusing to
> prosecute people who rape them?
>
> Sincerely,
> Brandon
>
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