Military’s sexual assault protections may expand to civilian base workers
The Dayton Daily News reports:
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner said Monday that he will explore greater protections from sexual assault for civilian employees on military bases such as Wright-Patterson.
Turner, R-Dayton, and U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Mass., met with Wright-Patterson leaders to learn how the base and Hansom Air Force Base in Tsongas’ home district, have reacted to legislative changes enacted in three major bills backed by the two lawmakers. The reforms tackled preventing a military commander from overturning a sexual assault conviction, ordering the dismissal from the military of a sexual assault perpetrator, and giving military-provided legal counsel to victims.
Turner and Tsongas co-chair the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus in the House of Representatives.
