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Offline TomSea

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Dutch woman jailed in Qatar after reporting rape may face charges

Abu Dhabi (CNN)A Dutch woman who reported being raped while on holiday in Qatar has been jailed since mid-March and could face charges of adultery, according to her lawyer.

The 22-year-old woman, whom CNN has identified only as Laura, was at a hotel bar having drinks with a friend, but then had a drink that made her feel "very unwell," according to Brian Lokollo, a lawyer who was hired by the woman's family.

She reportedly woke up in an unfamiliar location and realized "to her great horror" that she had been raped after her drink was spiked, Lokollo said.

When she reported the rape to the police, she herself was imprisoned.

"I don't know what the charges are. To my knowledge she is being held in custody because she reported that she was raped," Lokollo told CNN Sunday.

More At: http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/12/middleeast/qatar-dutch-woman-rape-report-held/index.html

Qatar is a pariah nation as far as I'm concerned, yet, she was able to drink in a bar?

Monday is her court date.
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Offline Fishrrman

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Re: Dutch woman jailed in Qatar after reporting rape may face charges
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2016, 12:58:47 am »
That'll teach her about where to vacation.

How could she have been so stupid?