A man accused of assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica last year is denying hurting her during a physical altercation
A man accused of assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica testified at his trial Wednesday that he never hurt her during a physical altercation in a dorm lounge last year. Stephen Tyler Bieneman has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault over the incident at McMurdo Station. Bieneman got on top of a woman who had taken his nametag from his coat as a joke, pinned her down and put his shin across he throat, preventing her from being able to breathe, Assistant U.S.
“She was using all of her strength against me to prevent me from getting my nametag back,” he said. He denied putting his shin on her neck. “Not only did I not assault her I was trying my absolute hardest not to hurt her,' he said. An Associated Press investigation in August uncovered a pattern of women at McMurdo who said their claims of sexual harassment or assault were minimized by their employers, often leading to them or others being put in further danger. Dr.
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