VIDEO: Military members battle to sue over rape, sex assaults

CBS 6 Richmond, VA reports:

RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) — A different kind of fight is being waged by a group of military men and women in the Federal Appeals Court on Broad Street in Richmond.

“The men and women who have come forward in this lawsuit are so brave. They’ve taken a stand and put a face to all of those other survivors,” said Miranda Petersen with Protect our Defenders, a support group for military members. “Rape and sexual assault is an epidemic in our military right now.”

Twenty-five women and 3 men who serve or have served in the military and claim to have been raped or sexually assaulted are appealing a lower court’s ruling that upholds the law stating that soldiers, sailors airmen and marines cannot sue the military for injuries.

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