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At Hampton VA, caring for sexual assault victims is ongoing battle
— Over two weeks, the Pentagon has suffered a string of embarrassments in its effort to show progress in curbing sexual assault within the ranks. A Defense Department anonymous survey estimated a 35 percent increase in sexual assault and related...
Tags: Barack Obama, Substance Abuse, Assault, Armed Forces, Military Justice
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Hagan urges officials to combat 'sexual assault crisis'
The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.A North Carolina senator urges officials to act immediately to combat the "sexual assault crisis" the military is facing. "I don't want (troops) wondering or worrying, will today be the day I become a victim of sexual assault?" U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-...Tags: Online Resources Corporation, Conservation, Assault, Armed Forces, U.S. Department of Defense
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Congressional women target military assault
A bipartisan group of women serving on the Senate and House Armed Services committees, including Indiana's 2nd District Rep. Jackie Walorski, is to be congratulated for exercising historic clout to battle sexual assault in the U.S. armed services....Tags: Barack Obama, Prosecution, Assault, Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Department of Defense
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Sex offenders seek safe haven at mobile home park
LEALMAN - When a 75-year-old man was fatally stabbed at the Palace Mobile Home Park last month, residents were shocked. The slaying was out of character for this community of 80 mobile homes, spread out behind a liquor store and used merchandise shop in...
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EDITORIAL: Congressional women target military assault
South Bend Tribune, Ind.A bipartisan group of women serving on the Senate and House Armed Services committees, including Indiana's 2nd District Rep. Jackie Walorski, is to be congratulated for exercising historic clout to battle sexual assault in the U.S. armed services....Tags: Barack Obama, Assault, Armed Forces, Kirsten Gillibrand, Abusive Behavior
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EDITORIAL: A dishonorable level of sex crimes among the ranks
Sun Journal, Lewiston, MaineIn 2011, Newsweek published a sobering piece on sexual assaults in the military. The magazine reported that women are more likely to be sexually assaulted by a fellow soldier than to be killed in combat. And, according to the Pentagon, sexual assaults...Tags: Barack Obama, Assault, Armed Forces, Abusive Behavior, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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RPT-Training push fails to halt U.S. military sexual assault crisis
ReutersBy Tabassum Zakaria and David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - Under pressure to fight sexual assault, the U.S. armed forces in recent years rolled out education programs about proper sexual conduct through methods like role playing and video...Tags: Assault, Armed Forces, Martin Dempsey, Chuck Hagel, Gaming
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A troubled timeline: Recent developments regarding military sexual assaults
May 5 Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, 41, is arrested on suspicion of drunkenly grabbing a woman in an Arlington, Va., parking lot. At the time, he led the Air Force's sexual assault prevention program. His trial is set for July 18 in Arlington...Tags: Chuck Hagel, Barack Obama, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Assault, U.S. Department of Defense
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BRIEF: Reward offered in Valley on burglary, rape cases
Columbus Ledger-EnquirerThe City of Valley and Greater Valley Area CrimeStoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for two burglaries and rapes in the area of 55th Street and 56th Street, according to a news...Tags: Sex Crimes
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Notoriety follows Rivera pal in Nicaragua
Miami HeraldGRANADA, Nicaragua -- In this quaint colonial town, vigilant residents who keep close tabs on their neighbors know the enigmatic woman as Dona Anita, a sometime hairdresser with a mean temper. They describe her as a night owl prone to cursing, buying...Tags: Google Inc., Nicaragua, Trials, The Miami Herald, Coca-Cola Co.
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EDITORIAL: Military's problem with sex assault
The Virginian-PilotAs if to underscore the scope of the military's sexual assault problem, the Army announced Tuesday that a sergeant in charge of its prevention program is being investigated for abusive sexual contact, assault and other allegations. The investigation...Tags: Chuck Hagel, Assault, Armed Forces, Litigation, U.S. Department of Defense
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Washington Notebook: Snowe recalls offer to play Joan of Arc
Portland Press Herald, MaineFormer Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe was all over the media landscape last week promoting her new book, "Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress." Snowe's suggestions on congressional reforms (among them open primaries and an...Tags: Target, Jon Tester, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, Politics
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