LA Times: Military Sex Crime Record Should Bring Shame

Robin Abcarian reports for the LA Times on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier:

A bipartisan group of representatives, including U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, the California Democrat, has proposed reforming the U.S. Military Code of Justice to create an independent office for handling sexual assault cases outside the chain of command. Gillibrand has said she will propose a similar bill in the Senate. After years of military dithering — after Tailhook, Lackland and Aviano — removing sexual assault investigations from the chain of command is an idea whose time has come.

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