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In 1997, Shannon Marketic sued Jefri Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei and younger brother of Hassanal Bolkiah, claiming that she and other women were hired for promotional work but instead held as "virtual prisoners", drugged and sexually abused. The sultan denied the claims. Marketing's lawsuit named Miss USA 1997 Brandi Sherwood as also a victim, however, Sherwood declined to file her own lawsuit. After 18 months of litigation, a judge at the US court dismissed the suit on the grounds that the sultan had sovereign immunity as head of state.
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In 1997, Shannon Marketic sued Jefri Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei and younger brother of Hassanal Bolkiah, claiming that she and other women were hired for promotional work but instead held as "virtual prisoners", drugged and sexually abused. The sultan denied the claims. Marketing's lawsuit named Miss USA 1997 Brandi Sherwood as also a victim, however, Sherwood declined to file her own lawsuit. After 18 months of litigation, a judge at the US court dismissed the suit on the grounds that the sultan had sovereign immunity as head of state.