Survivors support National Guard sex assault bill
Lawmakers hear directly from three women who survived sexual assaults at the hands of fellow soldiers while serving in the Minnesota National Guard. Author: John Croman Updated: 8:27 PM CST February 16, 2021
ST PAUL, Minn They weren t taken seriously by local law enforcement, and yet military investigations took years and didn t bring the kind of justice they had sought.
That was a common theme of three women who spoke to Minnesota lawmakers Tuesday about their experiences as sexual assault victims while members of the Minnesota National Guard.
The survivors Sheyla Scholl, Bonnie Daniels and Sara Kostek all spoke in support of a bill that would put the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in charge of investigating sexual assaults by one guard member against another.