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Last week Tailhook victim Paula Coughlin testified that President Bush "started to cry" when she told him about her ordeal. Surprising? Bush, though no match for our current President, is a frequent weeper...
...Tailhook Whistle Blower Settles...
Paula Coughlin, a former Navy lieutenant who claimed she was sexually assaulted at a 1991 convention of Navy flyers, settled for an undisclosed amount with the convention's sponsor, the Tailhook Association. Earlier in the week, a Nevada judge had ruled that a Pentagon report on the scandal was not reliable enough to be used as evidence...
Former Navy Lieut. Paula Coughlin's lawsuit against the Las Vegas Hilton--where she claims she was groped during the 1991 Tailhook convention--went to trial today. She unexpectedly settled with Tailhook, an organization of naval aviators, last Friday; but the deal with the hotel fell through. She is seeking an unspecified sum from the Hilton Hotel Corp. for negligence. Jury selection began today in a court case that is expected to last five weeks...
...Pentagon report on the notorious 1991 Tailhook convention can't be used as evidence in a lawsuit brought by a woman who claims she was sexually harassed at the gathering, a federal judge has ruled. The ruling found that the report was based on hearsay and is not trustworthy enough to be used in the courtroom. "This is a blow for Navy Lieut. Paula Coughlin (who has filed the lawsuit)," says TIME Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson. "You came away from the report thinking she was completely the victim." But adds Thompson: the report "was never intended to stand...