World | Iman al-Obeidi Gadhafi's Men Sue al-Obeidi for Rape Allegations Libyan woman's case against men was dropped: spokesperson By Evann Gastaldo Posted Mar 29, 2011 8:34 AM CDT Copied A Ministry of Information official, center, removes Iman Al-Obeidi from the Rixos hotel in Tripoli Saturday March 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Albert Facelly, Sipa Press) First, Iman al-Obeidi was hauled off and perhaps held hostage after accusing members of Moammar Gadhafi's militia of rape—now, she's being sued. “Oh, yeah, they have filed a [civil] case,” a government spokesperson tells the New York Times. "The boys who she accused of rape are bringing a case because it is a very grave offense to accuse someone of a sexual crime.” He also says al-Obeidi's case against the men was dropped because she would not undergo a medical exam. Click for more on al-Obeidi. Read These Next Hundreds are suing a Virginia hospital, alleging unneeded surgeries. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was too 'naive' about Trump. Kennedy Center won't have New Year's Eve jazz, either. Minnesota's fraud scandal isn't going away. Report an error