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Several women have joined a Conroe woman in coming forward with reports of sexual harassment and assault while working in Iraq for Halliburton’s former subsidiary, KBR, a congressman told a House subcommittee on Wednesday.

The women have given lawyers and a congressman accounts similar to the allegations of Jamie Leigh Jones.

Jones also testified before Congress on Wednesday. And what she had to say, Congress isn’t used to hearing.

In graphic detail, the 22-year-old recounted learning she had been drugged and gang raped by co-workers in Iraq.

“The next morning I was extremely sore between my legs and in my chest. I was groggy and confused,” Jones told the committee. “I went to the restroom and realized I had bruises between my legs and on my chest. I was bleeding between my legs. When I returned to my room, a man was laying in the bottom bunk of my bed. It wasn’t the same man who gave me my drink.”

Jones continued: “I asked him if he had sex with me and he said he did. I asked him if it had been protected and he said ‘No.’ I was still feeling the effects of the drug from the drink and was now very upset at the confirmation of my rape. My heart sank that day.”

Jones’ attack surfaced last week.

Since then, 11News has learned three other women sued KBR for similar assaults.

Plus, in a sworn affidavit, Houstonian Linda Lindsey told us she witnessed rampant sexual harassment by contractors when she worked in Iraq.

And, Lindsey said, the women who reported problems to KBR often suffered retaliation.

It all led to Congress calling an emergency hearing.

“Ladies and gentlemen, we have a situation where many military contractors are acting with impunity and disregard for the law,” said committee member Rep. Robert C. Scott, D- Virginia.

Congress invited the Justice Department to explain why the perpetrators, in the Jones case have not been prosecuted.

“It is interesting to note that the Department of Justice has thousands of lawyers. But not one from the barrage of lawyers is here to tell us what if anything they are doing,” said Houston Republican congressman Ted Poe. Their absence and silence speaks volumes about the hidden crimes in Iraq."

Crimes, that Jones is determined to publicize as federal prosecutors admit they finally opened an investigation into her case.

Poe said three women, including Tracy Barker, who submitted written testimony of her account to the committee and was at the hearing — contacted him.

Ten others reported their stories through a foundation Jones began to help women with similar experiences.

In her written statement, Barker said she was sexually assaulted by a co-worker while working in the Green Zone in Basra, Iraq in 2005. That followed retaliation for reporting sexual harassment in 2004, she said.

Poe said another, unidentified woman was molested several times and raped by a KBR co-worker. After the rape, her attacker was allowed to work alongside her. Military officers escorted him off the base when she complained and she was fired.

Jones submitted a copy of an affidavit from KBR human resources supervisor Letty Surman to the committee, in which she said she was aware of the work environment.

“During my time as an HR supervisor, I was aware that a lot of sexual harassment went on - it was our major complaint .... I am aware that Halliburton has a policy of sweeping problems under the rug,” Surman said in the affidavit.

KBR said it was not invited to testify at the hearing. The company reiterated a statement it has made since Jones’ allegations became public last week. “The safety and security of all employees remains KBR’s top priority. Our commitment in this regard is unwavering.”

KBR split from Halliburton in April.

Poe and Jones said they have been unable to find out whether her assault was investigated or anyone held accountable. Jones said photos, doctors notes and physical evidence were taken when she went to the Army hospital the day after the rape.

The doctors gave the evidence to KBR security, she said. A State

Department official told Jones in May the photos and notes are missing from the rape kit.

Jones and others are suing the company, but must contend with an agreement they signed at hiring requiring them to settle disputes through private arbitration.

“What is to stop these companies from victimizing women in the future?” Jones said. “The U.S. government has to provide people with their day in court when they have been raped and assaulted by other American citizens, otherwise we are not only deprived of our justice in the criminal courts but in the civil courts as well. The laws have left us no where to turn.”

Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., has sponsored a bill that would make such agreements invalid in certain cases.

A National Employment Lawyers Association analysis found that an arbitrator ruled in favor of Halliburton 82 percent of the time between Jan. 1, 2003, and March 31, 2007.

“The deck is stacked against Ms. Jones and others who find themselves trapped in this system, a system that strips citizens of their rights to a jury trial and offers no meaningful avenue of redress,” Johnson said.