Bloomberg: Sexual Assaults Plague Military After Decades of Reform

David Lerman reports on Paula Puopolo, Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board member Jennifer Norris and Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier:

Representative Jackie Speier, a California Democrat who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, is pushing legislation that would take the prosecution of sexual assault cases outside the military chain of command. She said commanders are loath to go after their own men, and victims fear retaliation if they report an assault.

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