my name is laurie dishman. i'd like to thank the chairman and the committee for convening this hearing and inviting me to washington. it is quite an honor and privilege to be here today. senator rockefeller, i am a cruise ship rape victim. i have an experience to tell you about. a cruise line employee raped me during a vacation on a royal caribbean cruise to mexico. the crew member was working as a security guard in a disco on the ship. he approached me and asked me my name a cabin number. he later snuck down to my cabin and forced his way in. i resisted and struggled. he strangled me and brutally raped me. i awoke with ligature marks around my neck and my tampon was impacted during the brutal rape. i did not know what to do. i did not know who to turn to. there were no police on the ship, i learned. i was hesitant to report the crime because he wore a security badge. just three days earlier i was looking forward to this cruise, the glossy brochures advertise an adventure every day and an experience to remember

my name is laurie dishman. i would like to thank the chairman and the committee for convening this hearing and inviting me to washington. it is quite an honor and privilege to be here today. senator rockefeller, i am a cruise ship rape victim. i have an experience to tell you about. a cruise line employee raped me during a vacation on a royal caribbean cruise to mexico. the crew member was working as a security guard and disco on the ship. he approached me and asked me my name a cabin number. he later snuck down to my cabin and forced his way in. i resisted and struggled. he strangled me and brutally raped me. i awoke with ligature marks around my neck and my tampon was impacted during the brutal rape. i did not know what to do. i did not know who to turn to. there were no police on the ship. i learned. i was hesitant to report the crime because he wore a security badge. just three days earlier i was looking forward to this cruise, the glossy brochures advertise an adventure every day and an experience to remem

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