Sexual Assaults Up At 3 Main U.S. Military Academies

Military Academies See Sharp Rise In Reported Sexual Assaults -- Government Executive

The number of reported sexual assaults at military academies has risen sharply, according to a new Defense Department report.

Between June 2010 and May 2011, 65 sexual assaults were reported at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.; the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.; and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.; the Pentagon's "Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies" found.

That's up from 41 reported incidents in the previous academic year.

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