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Judi Lynn

(160,515 posts)
Tue Apr 7, 2015, 03:23 PM Apr 2015

The rape of a 12-year-old Colombian girl that never took place, according to US Army

The rape of a 12-year-old Colombian girl that never took place, according to US Army
Apr 7, 2015 posted by Alice Bradshaw-Smith

The United States Army has denied the 2007 rape of a 12-year-old Colombian girl allegedly carried out by their soldiers, in spite of compelling evidence and witness statements indicating the opposite.

The denial accompanied the announcement that US authorities will investigate the accusation that more than 50 girls were molested by members of the US military and employees of defense contractor Dyncorp in Colombia between 2003 and 2007.

The allegations against the US were highlighted by Colombia Reports last week through published extracts of a historic report on Colombia’s half-century long armed conflict.

In this historic document, scholar Renan Vega claimed that “there exists abundant information about the sexual violence, in absolute impunity thanks to the bilateral agreements and the diplomatic immunity of United States officials.

More:
http://colombiareports.co/the-rape-of-a-12-year-old-colombian-girl-that-never-took-place-according-to-us-army/

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