Sexual assaults rise at US military academies
The number of sexual assaults reported at the country’s prestigious military academies rose sharply for the second year in a row, according to a Pentagon report issued Tuesday. A total of 65 sexual...
View ArticleAir Force Academy charges 3 cadets with sexual assault
Less than a week after a Department of Defense report found a sharp increase in sexual assaults at military academies, three Air Force Academy cadets have been charged with sexual assault. Official...
View ArticlePentagon seeks to crack down on sex assaults in military
(Reuters) – The military will ramp up efforts to combat sexual assault in the ranks, a crime the secretary of defense decried as a “stain” on the honor of troops and one the Pentagon suspects is vastly...
View ArticlePentagon survey: More than 70 military sexual assaults occur per day
Survey data to be released this Tuesday by the Pentagon will explain that every day, more than 70 sexual assaults are carried out against members of the U.S. military, with more than 26,000 in 2012...
View ArticleWatch live: Senate holds hearing on military sexual assault
The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on legislation relating to sexual assaults in the military. Watch the hearing, broadcast via NBC News on June 4.
View ArticleVictims say military sexual assault reforms don’t go far enough
Victims and their advocates speak out after military leaders balk at Senate proposal to strip commanders of some powers During this week’s battle of wills between legislators and military leaders at...
View ArticleWatch live: Senate committee meets to discuss military sexual assault
The Senate Armed Services Committee meets to discuss provisions relating to sexual assaults and the Defense Authorization Act. Watch live, broadcast via NBC News on June 12.
View ArticleStudy in Asia finds one in four men admits to raping a woman
Approximately one in four men in certain parts of Asia admit to raping a woman, says a new study, one of the first of its kind. According to the Associated Press, the study was carried out by a...
View ArticleFormer Naval Academy football player faces sexual assault trial
By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Naval Academy football player goes on trial on Tuesday on charges of sexually assaulting a female midshipman in a case that has focused attention on the...
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