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NPR: Fighting Back Against Sexual Assault In The Military

NPR’s Talk of the Nation reports on the epidemic of military sexual assault and the Lackland Air Force Base scandal:

An investigation into a dozen instructors at Lackland Air Force Base suggests systematic sexual abuse of trainees. Critics say this case is emblematic of a larger problem. The Department of Defense estimates that as many as 19,000 sexual assaults occurred within the military in 2011.

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