Pentagon Survey: More Than 70 Military Sexual Assaults Occur Per Day

Stephen C. Webster reports for The Raw Story on Protect Our Defenders:

“The Pentagon is responsible for failing to effectively govern its personnel,” advocacy group Protect Our Defenders said in an advisory. “The problems are so long standing and pervasive that, at a minimum, it constitutes gross negligence on the part of the leadership and actually reflects, albeit informal, countenancing of a culture of violent abuse. The reporting, investigation and adjudication of sexual assault must be taken out of the chain of command.”

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