European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday april 8, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9expert seeks to end trauma of Date rapes by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy a after months of counselling Mary siegels client realized that Many of her emotional problems traced Back to a rape she experienced 10 years earlier while on a Date. Her clients revelation sparked siegels interest in the trauma caused by Date rape. Siegel has since counselled victims of Date or acquaintance rape who were grappling with the emotional aftershock from assaults that happened years before their arrival in the Naples military Community. Based on those experiences she has designed a seminar on the subject that she will present to students at Naples High school from april 24 through 26. Siegel a Counselor with the family service Center at naval support activity Naples for the past two years has presented her seminar As general military training for local commands. Her research revealed some surprising facts she said. In the United states a rape is reported once every 10 minutes. That translates into an annual rate of 52,400 reported sexual assaults a year. But experts estimate that the actual number of rapes could be As much As 10 times higher. A victim of a Date rape agreed that most sexual assaults Are not reported. A most women done to report rapes because they think they wont be believed a said the victim who asked to remain Anonymous. A people seem to think you asked for it somehow by what you wore or the Way you walked or studies indicate that 60 percent of the victims of All sexual assaults know their assailants. A people often envision violent situations a said Siegel who has a masters degree in counselling and has worked in the profession for six years. A they think of a Man with a knife dragging someone Down an Alley. Sexual assaults Are More often not violent. They also think of the typical assailant As being a poor Black assaulting a White woman from the Middle or upper Here Mary Siegel of Naples family service Center urges women to take Steps to prevent being raped on dates. A my research indicates that in most cases victim and rapist Are of the same class and at her seminar Siegel stresses one message a take a a it a everyone a right to set sexual limits a Siegel said. To protect that right she suggested that a woman take such measures As staying sober and providing her own transportation or bringing enough Money for a taxi or bus ride Home. A try to remain in control. Offer to even pay for half of the Date a you buy the movie tickets. Ill buy the such Little gestures let the Man know the woman a also in control a Siegel said. A those things seem trivial but they say to a Date a i need to be respected a i also Tell them to Trust their feelings. If All of a sudden that internal alarm goes off respect it. I believe that we intuitively know when we re in another message of the seminar is that people should respect a woman a assertion that she was raped. The person in whom a sexual assault victim confides should Comfort her reinforce the idea that the rape was not her fault and encourage her to seek trained help Siegel said. If the assault has just occurred the victims Friend should encourage her to get medical help and preserve evidence. During the seminar Siegel also offers this advice to a victim of Date rape she should believe in herself. A even if you made some errors in judgment you done to deserve to be raped a Siegel said. A women who were raped by friends have a whole set of Trust issues that women assaulted by strangers done to have to Deal in helping the victims Siegel reminds them that their assailants were never really their friends because friends done to rape. Americans tighten Security in Philippines Max tit a v. _. I i Manila Philippines apr . Officials Are varying routes to work and guards have been reinforced around some american Homes because of intelligence reports that communist rebels plan to kill another american . Sources say. The . Embassy refused to comment on the increased Security for the More than 40,000 american troops diplomats Aid workers and dependents stationed in this former american Colony. Privately however american officials admit they Are concerned that the new Peoples army a the armed Wing of the outlawed philippine communist any will strike again perhaps before talks on . Military bases begin next month. Reek a ppm be the bases and have frequently Reat ened to attack americans they say Are involved n counterinsurgency. The United states has denied any such role. A re looking Over our shoulder a said one Diplo Minjir 0 spa a 011 condition of anonymity. A there Are gence reports that they May try a 13381 Vear it rebels have killed five Ameri War i .i3g army col. James n. Rowe a Vietnam a to an last april 21 on his Way to the joint of Quezon ass stance croup in the Manila suburb anrt�?e>t�in5? american civilians working at the 11 Tarlac province were gunned Down on a vice president Dan Quayle arrived in Manila. Err Merin cd Loans not employed by the gov ent were killed earlier this year in separate Inci a a we re looking Over our shoulder. There Are intelligence reports that they May try a diplomatic source dents on the islands of Bohol and Masbate. Police believe one of them was killed by mistake. The other refused to pay Protection Money to the rebels. Last month Brig. Gen. Gerardo Flores the philippine constabulary a intelligence chief predicted that the rebels would try to kill an american a to dramatize opposition to the the lease on the bases expires next year and . And philippine officials Are expected to begin talks on a new agreement next month. Opposition to the bases is growing among some Urban dwellers who see them As an infringement on sovereignty. . And philippine officials fear the rebels will exploit that opposition by staging an attack on an to Cope with the threat some . Diplomats and military officers Are varying their routes to and from work and Are staggering office hours to avoid travel during Rush hour the favorite time for Urban attacks. Extra Security guards have been stationed at the Homes of some american officials according to sources within the diplomatic Community. Children of some military officers have been told not to report their addresses to private schools they attend. At the Subic Bay naval facilities 50 Miles West of Manila the . Navy has banned most non essential travel to the capital by the facilities 6,000 sailors. Airmen stationed at Clark a 50 Miles North of Manila have been ordered not to travel to and from Manila at night and have been discouraged from visiting much of the country. The far East network which broadcasts television programs to the . Military Community airs frequent announcements urging viewers to think Security. They include warnings against wearing uniforms off Post or including military rank when answering the Telephone. A everyone is a Little jittery a said a diplomatic source who spoke on condition of anonymity. A a they re All waiting for something to happen they just done to know when or communist rebels claim they will not target the estimated 80,000 to 100,000 american civilians residing in the country. Our main targets Are the . Occupation troops and All . Personnel who Are involved in counterinsurgency a rebel commander Romulo Kintanar said in a recent statement to news organizations. A we differentiate Between the american people who Are not our enemies and their imperialist government which is colonialist and
