American student says she was raped in Vietnam, pressured to drop case
An American student says she was raped during a group holiday in Vietnam, then pressured to drop the case against a wealthy suspect.
In Hanoi, Vietnam, a 24-year-old American student named Nguyen Thi Quynh Tam reported that she was raped while returning to her room from a group trip on July 5. Despite being pressured by the man's family to accept compensation and not report the incident to the police, Tam refused to give in. She also refused to sign a statement from authorities asking her to waive her right to a rape kit and a lawyer.
After reaching out to U.S. officials, it was confirmed that the 23-year-old man had been charged with rape. Tam's story, which she shared with U.S. and Vietnamese authorities, highlights the issue of sexual violence in a country where such crimes are rarely discussed openly.
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