Ft. Leonard Wood court-martial highlights sex crisis in military
Protect Our Defenders Policy Director Miranda Petersen is featured in this article from the St. Louis Post Dispatch:
In the law that passed, there are instead calls for a civilian secondary review if a commander decides that a sexual assault case doesn’t merit court-martial and a prosecutor wants to go to trial. Commanders can no longer overturn convictions, but they can reduce sentences.
Critics says it’s not enough.
“Your boss has no business deciding whether your report of rape deserves its day in court,” Petersen said. “That decision should be left up to legally trained, experienced prosecutors.”
