The change comes after reporting from ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Military Times revealed that hundreds of soldiers charged with offenses like sexual assault and domestic violence left the Army without facing courts-martial.
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The U.S. Army will no longer allow military commanders to decide on their own whether soldiers accused of certain serious crimes can leave the service rath
The new rule will apply only to cases that fall under the purview of the Office of Special Trial Counsel, including sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, kidnapping and murder.
The court-martial of an Army doctor accused of 53 counts of sexually abusing soldiers and veterans under his care has been delayed until January 2025, according to Army court records.