White House, Congress bear down on military sexual assault
By Leo Shane III
Stars and Stripes
Published: May 16, 2013
WASHINGTON — As lawmakers on Thursday railed against the epidemic of sexual assault in the military, President Barack Obama summoned top Pentagon leaders to an emergency White House meeting to deal with the latest scandals and the perceived culture of indifference among service leaders.
The meeting, scheduled for late Thursday, was to include Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and a number of other senior enlisted advisers. Last week, White House officials held a similar meeting on the topic, that time with members of Congress furious over several high-profile assault cases in the ranks.
Earlier this month, the head of the Air Force’s sexual assault prevention office was charged with sexual battery for groping a woman in an Arlington, Va., parking lot. This week, an enlisted soldier leading similar programs at Fort Hood was accused of running a prostitution ring and assaulting women.
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This is one of the first videos I did back in 2006 Women At War. Back then 20% of female veterans using the VA had been sexually assaulted.
Sisters After War
The Voice, Women at War
Here are some headlines they forgot about.
Army adding lawyers to prosecute sex crimes
January 26, 2009
New campaign aims to stop sexual assault
April 3, 2009
Military Men Silent on Sexual Assaults
October 5, 2009
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