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NBC News: ‘Every American Should Be Outraged:’ Military Sees Sharp Increase in Sex Assault Cases

Rebecca Ruiz reports for NBC News:

The annual report, released by the DoD’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, found that 3,374 incidents of “unwanted sexual contact” occurred within all branches of the Armed Forces in the 2012 fiscal year. That is a 6 percent increase from the previous year, when there were 3,192 reports.

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