Attorneys for the engineer, Elsie Dominguez, maintain that the case deserves a court remedy, saying rape always falls outside the scope of employee duties.

Elsie Dominguez was assigned to the USNS Carson City when, she says, the ship’s captain raped her, according to a complaint filed in New Jersey federal court.

The engineer, Elsie Dominguez, is seeking a jury trial in her civil case. However, she is also awaiting the outcome of a criminal report that she filed earlier this year with Navy investigators.

Elsie E. Dominguez, a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, was the 1st Assistant Engineer aboard the USNS Carson City when she said she was raped by the vessel’s captain.

Elsie Dominguez filed a lawsuit against the United States alleging the Navy failed to protect her from sexual assault while she worked as an engineer aboard transport vessel in the service’s ...

Elsie Dominguez reads the comments on Reddit threads and news articles about her story. She hasn’t responded to every text message, email and LinkedIn comment addressed to her, but she’s read ...

Sanford Heisler Sharp and Maritime Legal Solutions PLLC filed a lawsuit on Nov. 29 in New Jersey District Court on behalf of Elsie E. Dominguez.

The engineer, Elsie Dominguez, is seeking a jury trial in her civil case. However, she is also awaiting the outcome of a criminal report that she filed earlier this year with Navy investigators.

Dominguez’s lawsuit, filed in November, seeks back pay and compensatory damages in connection with her alleged rape. In a June 4 ruling, Judge Edward S. Kiel granted a motion by the government ...