Charles Boartz

Charles Boartz is one of many individuals accused of raping Jamie Leigh Jones while working as civilian contractors in Camp Hope, Baghdad, Iraq. Boartz, in addition to several others allegedly involved in the [...], is employed by KBR, a former subsidiary of Halliburton.

Alleged involvement in [...]

Jamie Leigh Jones claims in a civil lawsuit that in July 2005, Boartz, a contractor working at Camp Hope as a firefighter, and his co-workers, slipped Jones, an administrative assistant he met on the same day, a date [...] [...]. Jones alleges that Boartz and his co-workers then engaged in unprotected anal and vaginal gang-[...] with Jones. Jones claims that the result of the "severe injuries" inflicted by Boartz and his co-workers on her included the following: (1) disfigurement of chest, (2) bruised thighs, (3) bruised chest, (4) bleeding between legs. This was confirmed by U.S. Army physician Jodi Schultz. The [...] kit utilized by Schultz on Jones then went missing as a result of it being transferred to KBR/Halliburton security forces by Dr. Schultz.

In May 2007, a State Department diplomat recovered the kit from Haliburton and KBR. However, both Dr. Schultz's notes and photographs were missing. Thus, since evidence had been tampered with, an attempt to prosecute the alleged rapists may prove difficult.

Involvement in Civil Lawsuit

In the complaint filed by Jones, her husband, and their attorneys, Boartz is the only named assailant of the incident. On the morning following the [...], Boartz - who had allegedly been waiting at the bottom of Jones' bed after she returned from the restroom to check on her severe injuries - had confirmed that he had had unprotected [...] with Jones in a conversation between the two. However, Jones claims that due to unconsciousness, she is unable to identify the other rapists.

Issue with Criminal Lawsuit

No criminal charges against Jones' rapists have been filed by the government.

On December, 19, 2007, Jones testified in Congress. During the event, Congressman Robert Scott, stated that the Department Of Justice (DOJ) "can enforce with respect to contractors who commit crimes abroad, but it chooses not to."