More Military Brass Being Prosecuted for Sex Crimes

More Military Brass Being Prosecuted for Sex Crimes - pjmedia.com

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 "The U.S. military has stepped up investigations of high-ranking officers for sexual assault, records show, curtailing its traditional deference toward senior leaders as it cracks down on sex crimes. Since September, the armed forces have court-martialed or filed sexual-assault charges against four colonels from the Air Force, Army and Marines. In addition, a Navy captain was found guilty of abusive sexual contact during an administrative hearing.Historically, it has been extremely rare for senior military officers to face courts-martial. Leaders suspected of wrongdoing are usually dealt with behind the scenes, with offenders receiving private reprimands or removal from command with a minimum of public explanation..."
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Pentagon: Reports of Sexual Assaults Up 46%

Pentagon: Reports of Sexual Assaults Up 46% - hosted.ap.org

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"Reports of sexual assaults in the military increased by an unprecedented 46 percent during the last fiscal year, the Pentagon said Thursday. It wasn't possible to know whether the spike represented an increase in assaults, an increase in the percentage of people reporting them, or both."

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Homosexual Assaults Becoming a Problem in U.S. Military, DoD Survey Finds - thenewamerican.com

"A little over a year after the “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” (DADT) ban on homosexuals in the military was officially dropped, the Department of Defense has admitted that it has a problem with sexual assault by male soldiers on other men. The Washington Times noted that, according to an anonymous survey conducted by the Defense Department among military personnel, more men than women are sexually abused in the military each year, with assaults overwhelmingly perpetrated by other men."

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Obama: Sexual assault in military a betrayal - Fox News

"President Obama says military personnel who engage in sexual assault are betraying the uniform they are wearing. He says he has directed Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to 'step up our game exponentially' to halt such assaults. In a tough statement, Obama said he wanted members of the armed services to hear directly from their commander in chief that such behavior is not only unacceptable, but illegal and unpatriotic."

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