CBS' Lara Logan Hospitalized After 'Brutal' Sexual Assault in Egypt

By Zach Dionne Posted Feb 15th 2011 06:42PM

CBS reporter Lara Logan was surrounded, beaten and sexually assaulted after being separated from her team in the midst of Egyptian protests last Friday.

CBS News released a statement that on Feb. 11, shortly after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down from power, "chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan was covering the jubilation in Tahrir Square for a '60 Minutes' story when she and her team and their security were surrounded by a dangerous element amidst the celebration. It was a mob of more than 200 people whipped into frenzy. In the crush of the mob, she was separated from her crew. She was surrounded and suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating before being saved by a group of women and an estimated 20 Egyptian soldiers."

Logan was able to rejoin her team and return to the U.S. She was recovering in a hospital on Feb. 15.

CBS' statement concludes by saying: "There will be no further comment from CBS News, and correspondent Logan and her family respectfully request privacy at this time."

Esquire landed an interview with Logan just last week, on her way back to Cairo after being kicked out of the country the week before. "This is the Tiananmen Square of the cyber age," she said. "There's no question."

Reporter Foster Kamer incredulously asked Logan if CBS was "insured for this s**t" and if she was crazy to go back to the thick of the protests. "You know," Logan answered, smiling, "I don't worry about things like that."

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Wednesday 16 February

By Sue

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Since she is an infidel, it is not a crime, certainly not rape. And, its her fault for flaunting herself in front of a bunch of men. Teasing them with her uncovered blond hair, no less. Walking around giving orders to her video crew and security, all men. Smiling at arab men in the crowd when she interviewed them. Besides, these arab men have seen American television so they think that she would enjoy it, that it is part of the American culture. They were just acting out what they though was the American lifestyle.

By sharon

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I well pray for her . People dont realize what this takes from ones soul. She need her peace.

By jack1516

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If she had been racialy aware this would not had happened. I would not board a public bus if it was ocupied by mostly blacks dispite being part cherokee all they would see me as is a white man and my life would be in danger. I was pleased to see Egypt move away from capitalist-zionist control but this is thier fight. For god's sake you don't send a white woman into a ocean of browns and blacks.

By YellowRose3218

Anyone who thinks Lara was asking for it, is ignorant.
She simply should not have been there, that was a job for a man.
Its sad to know, that theres still places in the world, where a woman has to be totally covered up from head to toe. And if not, their asking to be hurt.
Lara was only doing her job, not asking for trouble.
I hate that shes been hurt by the animals in Egypt.
Some places should be left alone to fight their own battles, it sounds like Egypt is one of them.
Lara will be in my prayers tonight, for a fast recovery.

By jivejerky

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a martyr for her craft, elevated to superstar.

By Ann from Pompano

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My thought go out to her! Women are not safe in most countries today, this is an example of the mentality of these people; most countries do not like Americans, we have very few friends/allies.
America needs to worry about America; we should not be involved with these countries that hate us and have no respect for women; but we continue to financially support them for real reasons unknown.

By Sugar 'T'

Maybe she'll be a little more respectful of men next time. You all know how mouthy these American women can get.

By magpiebook

I don't know what is worse, the idiots on this board that are blaming her for doing her job (which is tough on either sex) or the ones that participated in her gang rape.?????????????

Thursday 17 February

By rp

Hmmm. Let's see. According to the media, weren't all these guys in the main square celebrating Mubarak's downfall 'THE GOOD GUYS'?

Friday 18 February

By ernesto

I heard she did not get raped. Anyone that was with her wont say she got raped.

Tuesday 22 February

By Ralph Zuccaro

I blame CBS more than ANY BODY!!!! They should have known better than to put a female, OR MALE in a position like that??? BUT those people will do anything for money!!!

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