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Editorial: Remove chain of command from military sex assault, harassment cases
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III supports taking sexual assault and harassment cases outside the military chain of command. It should have happened years ago.Gary Hershorn /AFP /TNSShow MoreShow Less
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Spc. Vanessa Guillén has become a tragic symbol of the military’s failure to address sexual assault and harassment.United States Army /HandoutShow MoreShow Less
Our military’s tradition of keeping sexual assault and harassment cases within the chain of command is beyond dishonorable. It’s anti-American, perpetuates future victims and must end.
Approximately 20,000 U.S. military members are sexually assaulted annually. But only 7,816 reported those cases, and only in 350 cases were perpetrators charged with a crime. President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin created an independent commission to examine possible solutions and endorsed its findings. Nick Schifrin discusses said findings with commission chair Lynn Rosenthal.
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Judy Woodruff:
For years, the U.S. military has faced a serious problem with sexual assault and harassment. Past attempts to address this have failed to reduce its prevalence.
Now, after President Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin created an independent commission to examine possible solutions, both have endorsed its findings.