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Vietnam has charged a man with rape after an American student said she was assaulted during a group holiday. (Produced by Elaine Carroll) Nguyen Thi Quynh Tam wipes her tears during an interview with The Associated Press in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo) Nguyen Thi Quynh Tam wipes tears during an interview with The Associated Press in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo) Nguyen Thi Quynh Tam looks at her father after an interview with The Associated Press in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo) HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Authorities in Vietnam have charged a man with rape after an American student said she was assaulted while in her bed during a group holiday. Nguyen Thi Quynh Tam, 24, said she was raped on July 5 and pressured by the man’s family to accept money and not go to police.
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The next day, she said, police urged her to meet with the 23-year-old and to sign a statement saying she had refused a rape kit and a lawyer.
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Vietnam has charged a man with rape after an American student said she was assaulted during a group holiday. (Produced by Elaine Carroll) Nguyen Thi Quynh Tam wipes her tears during an interview with The Associated Press in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo) Nguyen Thi Quynh Tam wipes tears during an interview with The Associated Press in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo) Nguyen Thi Quynh Tam looks at her father after an interview with The Associated Press in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo) HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Authorities in Vietnam have charged a man with rape after an American student said she was assaulted while in her bed during a group holiday. Nguyen Thi Quynh Tam, 24, said she was raped on July 5 and pressured by the man’s family to accept money and not go to police.
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