i'm going to call on lori dishman. and thank you so much for being here. >> hello. my name is laurie dishman. i'm lied to thank the committee and the hearing for inviting me to washington t 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 lig tur 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. i was celebratin

. >> hello, my name is lori dishman. i would like to thank the chairman for inviting me to washington. it is quite an honor and privilege to be here today. senator rock feller, i am a cruise ship rape victim. i have an experience to tell you about. a cruiseline employee raped me during a cruise to mexico. the security guard was would recollecting in a disco on a ship. he approached me and asked me my name and cabin number. i resisted and struggled. he strangled me and rudely raped me. i have ligature marksaround my neck and i was impacted. there were no police on the trip. i was hesitant to call the police. just three days. i was looking forward to this cruise. i was celebrating my birthday and 30 years of friendship with my best friend, nicole. >> in the evening, i would find myself in the middle of a nightmare. michelle called the desk to report the crime. i tried to tell them what had happened, but they insisted that i prepare a written statement and sign it. they left without securing the cabin or taking me to the sh