HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Authorities in Vietnam have charged a man with rape after an American student said she was ***** aulted while in her bed during a group holiday.
Nguyen Thi Quynh Tam, 24, said she was raped on July 5 and pressured by the man's family to accept money and not go to police. She said the police also initially urged her to settle the matter privately.
The AP does not usually identify people who say they have been ***** ually ***** aulted, except if they come forward publicly about the abuse. Tam's candor is unusual for Vietnam, where ***** ual violence is rarely discussed publicly, but she said she wanted to speak out to help protect other women.
"I'm doing this not just for me. But for everybody else that has been harmed," said Tam.
Tam's account was documented in interviews, her police complaint and communications with U.S. and Vietnamese officials. After she sought help from U.S. officials and a U.S. lawmaker, officials confirmed Thursday that they had charged the 23-year-old man.
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Nguyen Thi Quynh Tam, 24, said she was raped on July 5 and pressured by the man's family to accept money and not go to police. She said the police also initially urged her to settle the matter privately.
The AP does not usually identify people who say they have been ***** ually ***** aulted, except if they come forward publicly about the abuse. Tam's candor is unusual for Vietnam, where ***** ual violence is rarely discussed publicly, but she said she wanted to speak out to help protect other women.
"I'm doing this not just for me. But for everybody else that has been harmed," said Tam.
Tam's account was documented in interviews, her police complaint and communications with U.S. and Vietnamese officials. After she sought help from U.S. officials and a U.S. lawmaker, officials confirmed Thursday that they had charged the 23-year-old man.
#police #publicly #hanoi #authorities
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