Affidavits of Peace Corps volunteers tell stories of assault and frustration

A 21-year-old Peace Corps volunteer was sexually assaulted on her way to buy lunch in her village overseas. The local police did nothing; the local Peace Corps staff told her the 2009 crime "probably wasn't a big deal."

A 23-year-old volunteer was strangled two years earlier before she broke free. Local police failed to gather evidence or take the crime seriously, leading the Peace Corps security officer to tell the victim he would never ask a volunteer in the region to make a police statement because the response had been so unprofessional.

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Carol Morello 31 Aug, 2011

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