Military Sexual Assaults Skyrocket As Hagel Announces New Plan of Attack -- US News and World Report
New report comes less than 24 hours after senior sexual assault prevention officer arrested for sexual assault
America's top defense official announced Tuesday a new plan to combat sexual assaults in the U.S. military, saying reports of improper sexual contact by troops have increased more than 35 percent in the last two years.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's press conference on the "FY2012 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military" came less than 24 hours after the Air Force's head of sexual assault prevention was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in a parking lot near the Pentagon.
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More News On The Rise Of Sexual Assaults In The U.S. Military
New figures show sexual assault in the U.S. military is on the rise -- CBS
Military Sex Assaults Rising 35% Bring Calls to Revamp System -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Sexual Assault In Military Raise Alarm In Washington -- New York Times
500 Military Sexual Assault Cases A Week: Our View -- USA Today
Pentagon report shows big jump in sex crimes in military -- Reuters
Obama scolds military over sexual assaults -- The E-Ring/Foreign Policy
Obama: Sexual Assault in Military an Outrage -- Voice of America
Obama calls for military to do more to combat sexual assaults -- L.A. Times
Obama urges prosecution, courts-martial for sexual assaults in military -- Miami Herald
Obama warns on US military sexual assaults -- BBC
Obama to Military Sexual Assault Victims: ‘I’ve Got Your Backs’ -- US Department of Defense
The U.S. military's growing sexual assault problem -- The Week
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