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Prison worker raped by Rockview inmate awaits next step in lawsuit
By centredaily.com
Published: 09/03/2014

The federal court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania notified parties last week to plan the next steps in the case brought against the state Department of Corrections for the brutal rape of an employee.

The plaintiff is a 24-year-old woman who was beaten and choked unconscious in the July 2013 assault at Rockview state prison. Inmate Omar Best was convicted on charges of rape, sexual assault and aggravated assault in May. The Centre Daily Times does not identify rape victims.

Prosecutors used testimony of other prison employees, emergency responders and experts and the emotional account of the victim herself to paint a vivid picture of the days of attention from Best that culminated in the 27-minute attack that left the woman’s eyes blood red for weeks. A jury returned the verdict in less than two hours.

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