Lara Logan

CBS News correspondant Lara Logan was beaten and sexually assaulted after being mobbed in a group of over 200 protesters in Egypt, the new authority announced Feb. 15, 2011. While covering the celebrations in Tahrir Square the day Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down from office Feb 11, Logan got separated from the crew and was surrounded by the "frenzy" of protestors. "She was surround and suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating before being saved by a group of women and an estimated 20 Egyptian soldiers," according to CBS News. She returned to the U.S. on the first flight the next morning and has sought hospital care.http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/15/60minutes/main20032070.shtml   

Lara Logan is the chief foreign correspondent for CBS News. Logan also contributes to 60 Minutes. She has been an integral reporter for CBS's news coverage on the Iraq war. In 2008, Logan was named "the other women" in a divorce trial. She allegedly had affairs with two men while reporting from Iraq. Recently, media sources report that she is under investigation for bringing two images of Saddam Hussein back from Baghdad.http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/people,1462,cbss-lara-logan-accused-of-theft,48137 There are rumors that Logan is pregnant with her second child. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cbs/lara_logan_pregnant_142173.asp

1. Born: March 29, 1971 in Durban, South Africa
2. Alma Mater: University of Natal
3. Major: Commerce
4. Received a degree in French language, culture and history from Universite de L'Alliance Francaise in Paris
5. Won an Emmy for Iraq War report, Ramadi: On the Front Line
6. Earned four American Women in Radio and Television Gracie Awards
7. Started in broadcast journalism as a producer for Reuters Television
8. Joined CBS in 2002
9. Got worldwide attention for her report on the abuse of special needs Iraqi orphans in 2007
10. Speaks: English, French, Afrikaans and PortugueseCBS.com: Lara Logan Profile
11. Spouse: Jason Siemon

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/12/lara-logan-has-quiet-shot_n_143188.html

In late June 2008 reports began to surface that Logan was involved with two men while reporting from Iraq. According to reports, the two men actually confronted each other at one point and had a fight in Baghdad. One has been identified as Michael Ware, a CNN correspondent. The other man has been named as Joe Burkett, a civilian contractor.New York Post: News Babe's 'Iraqi Trist' (June 26, 2008)

In an unprecedented interview with one of America's top antagonists in Afghanistan, Logan spoke with warlord Gulbeddin Hekmatyar at his secret mountain hideout. The interview aired on CBS News, June 17, 2008. According to Logan's report, Hekmatyar has attacked U.S. forces since the onset of the 2001 Afghan invasion, but has eluded concerted efforts to capture him.

• 1988-89: Sunday Tribune Durban, South Africa

• 1990-92: Daily News Durban, South Africa

• 1992: University of Natal Degree in Commerce

• 1992-96: Sr. Producer Reuters Television Africa

• 1996-99: Freelance and correspondent ITN

• 1996-99: Assignment Editor for CBS News & ABC News London

• 1996-99: Editor/Producer for NBC, CBS & European Broadcast Union

• 1998-99: Freelance Correspondent for CNN

• 2000-02: Great Britain's ITV GMTV

• 2002: Hired by CBS News

• 2002-04: 60 Minutes II

• 2005: Joins 60 Minutes

• 2006: Named Chief Foreign Correspondent CBS

• 2007: Broke the story: Iraqi Orphanage Nightmare | Clinging To Life In A Baghdad Orphanage

• 2007: Emmy for Ramadi: On the Front Line

• 2000: Best News Story, CBS News Radio, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

• 2002: Best News Story, CBS News Radio, Afghanistan War

• 2003: Best News Story, CBS Evening News, Attempted Assassination of Afghan Pres. Hamid Karzai

• 2004: Individual Achievement for Best Reporter/Correspondent