FOX News: Arizona GOP Sen. Martha McSally says she was 'preyed upon and then raped' in Air Force by superior officer
Sen. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, disclosed during an emotional Senate hearing on Wednesday she was "preyed upon and then raped" in the Air Force by a superior officer.
The Arizona Republican, who served 26 years in the Air Force, made the disclosure during a Senate hearing on sexual assault allegations in the military. McSally said she didn't report the assault because she didn't trust the system, and was ashamed and confused.
“My drive to fight against sexual assault in the ranks is not from the outside looking in," McSally began. "And it is deeply personal."
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More News On Arizona GOP Sen. Martha McSally's Remarks On Being Sexually Assaulted In The Military
Arizona senator reveals she was raped by a superior officer while in the Air Force -- Air Force Times
McSally says in Senate hearing she was raped in Air Force -- AP
Senator McSally, an Air Force veteran, says she was raped by a superior officer -- Reuters
GOP senator reveals she was sexually assaulted when she served in the military -- CNN
US Air Force Appalled, Deeply Sorry for Senator McSally’s Rape Claims -- Epoch Times
Martha McSally didn't report her own rape, said she doesn't trust the system. So will she change it? -- Arizona Central
Who is Martha McSally? Former fighter pilot in Senate reveals her rape -- Reuters
I would argue its the moral cancer in human nature.
ReplyDeleteI want to know who the guy (woman?) was who did this and was he (she) charged with rape?
ReplyDeleteSexual misconduct in the broad sense must be understood and I suggest both sexes engage in it. For instance an enlisted women seducing an officer then reporting it as a way to get sent back to the states or an early honorable discharge is sexual misconduct by the officer but also the women. Women deliberately getting pregnant while deployed overseas is sexual misconduct. Its not only men raping nor a superior ranking male asking for sexual favors from a female in exchange for benefits.
ReplyDeleteI imagine sexual abuse goes on in all armies, even the ones that are male only. The US military has not come to terms with the issue and seems to not even admit to it being a problem, perhaps because doing so is an admission that their personnel, male and female, who have been trained to defend their country and kill the "enemy" are actually unable to defend even themselves.
ReplyDeleteSomething akin to fragging comes to mind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragging
Sexual predation within one's own forces is, of course, terrible but we seem to dismiss it when it happens during war in civilian populations
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