want my sister. women are coming forward saying that you were sexually harassed in the army. enough is enough. we need to change this. the trends are going the wrong way, it s really tearing at this as an institution. a man who is out digging holes sees what he thinks is human hair. miracles can happen, i will say, please don t let it be hello and welcome to dateline. vanessa was living her dream while keeping close to airtight knit family and serving in the military. then she disappeared. as soldiers search for the missing soldier, their quest for answers would shine and spotlight them ugly truth. but would it lead them to vanessa? here s voices for vanessa . i couldn t believe this is happening to me. it was the scariest part of my life because i was alone. reporter: so many were quiet for so long. i was harassed, sexually assaulted, raped and physically threatened. this man that i physically trusted, i felt violated and stupid. reporter: but
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vanessa guillen legislation today. she s introduced legislation with strong bipartisan support, the vanessa guillen act, that requires that sexual harassment and sexual harassment assault complaints be investigated by an independent panel. why will things be different this time around? this legislation creates accountability. there will be independent investigations taking place. and i m going to guarantee that that kind of investigation in action is taken by the military, and making sure this gets past. would you say this is the me too movement of the military? i think there s no question that this is the me too movement of military. vanessa will go down in history in saving so many other service members lives. well reporter: in august 2020, vanessa s casket was taken by horse truong carriage to memorial service at her
subcommittee on personnel has been trying to highlight these cases for a decade. the army would come and say we have zero tolerance for sexual assault and sexual harassment, and they were given a pass. not anymore. reporter: she says in a 2019 survey, 120,000 service members that they had been sexually harassed. but less than 1% filed a complaint. when it comes to sexual assault of the 20 plus thousand cases, only about 1% resulted in convictions. we are introducing the i am vanessa guillen legislation today. she s introduced legislation with strong bipartisan support, the vanessa guillen act, that requires that sexual harassment and sexual harassment assault complaints be investigated by an independent panel. why will things be different this time around? this legislation creates accountability. there will be independent investigations taking place. and i m going to guarantee that that kind of investigation in