UPI: Male military rape survivors speak out
UPI reports on survivors, including Protect Our Defenders’ Advocacy Committee member Brian Lewis, speaking up about their assaults:
WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) — Male survivors of rape while serving in the military say they are often deemed “liars and troublemakers” when they report abuse.
The Pentagon estimated about 13,000 of the 1.2 million men serving in the military suffered sexual assault last year, NBC News reported. About 12,100 of the 203,000 women in uniform were sexually assaulted on active duty last year.
The Defense Department has said men “report at much lower rates than female survivors.”
