European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes pages staff testifies in Germany rape trial by Scott Schonauer stars and stripes Span Dahlem air Germany air Force staff sergeant testified Dur ing a rape trial on thursday she pretended to be asleep while a male and female air Man had sex with her because she was afraid to Stop the noncommissioned officer told jury members during the court martial she was not a willing participant in a threesome with the two airmen last year but didst re Sist because she was gripped by fear and too drunk to defend she testified airman Christopher Hicks raped her after air Hiam 1st class Ashley Rains performed a sex act on i had no idea Why they were doing that and what to do about she said during the stars and stripes is not releasing the staff sergeants name because she is the alleged victim in the a member of the 52nd civil says she was too drunk to defend herself Neering pleaded not guilty to rape on a life support specialist with the 22nd fighter pleaded guilty to lesser charges of inde cent acts at a separate trial last the three airmen met on a night out 23 in the Village of Speicher at a pair of adjacent bars known among airmen As the Speicher the staff a married Mother of said her husband encouraged her to go out alone night after her Friend backed out of plans to party together at the last although her Friend wanted to stay in that she allowed the staff sergeant to Park at her House and sleep Over because it is Only two blocks from the the Friend loaned her House key to the staff sergeant with the stipulation that she would return by 5 that evening and part of the next morn the staff sergeant said she drank be tween 10 and 20 drinks and Doest remember All of the at the the staff sergeant told the she drank Vodka and red and met Rains and at some Rains testified on thursday she invited the staff sergeant to go Back to Hicks apartment in when they got to his the staff ser Geant threw up in the bathroom and later went to sleep in Hicks at some Rains said she got tired and also crawled into bed next to the staff minutes Rains said Hicks entered the room and the two began Rains testified that Hicks told her that the staff sergeant had taken off her skirt and Pant ies and wanted that when Rains and Hicks began having sex with when asked if she thought the staff ser Geant Rains said she did at the she told the court earlier in her Testi Mony that the staff sergeant made tired the staff sergeant testified she woke up at the but pretended to be asleep be cause she was scared of what they might she did not although she never said she wanted nor asked to be a part of a threesome at any time during the she admitted she did nothing to Stop either Rains or she added that Nei ther Rains nor Hicks threatened i want thinking she i was afraid and i was later that Hicks drove the staff sergeant Back to her friends House so she could 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