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September 6, 2013

Alleged Navy Rape Victim Questioned About What She Was Wearing, How She Performs Oral Sex 
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A U.S. Navy student who says she was sexually assaulted by three fellow
midshipmen at an off-campus party last year has asked the superintendent
of the U.S. Naval Academy to drop his authority over the case, saying he
is biased. The victim's lawyer says Vice Admiral Michael Miller failed
to protect the student from harassment or to punish the accused men
— who are all former Navy football players — after they
bragged about their alleged sexual encounters with her on social media.
The complaint also cites the "repetitive and grueling cross-examination"
endured by the victim, who was forced to testify for more than 25 hours
at a preliminary hearing that ended Tuesday. At the hearing, defense
lawyers questioned the victim on topics that included whether she wore a
bra and underwear to the party, how she performs oral sex, and whether
she "felt like a ho" the morning after the alleged assault.

 

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