RE: Women in the Military More Likely to Be Traumatized by Sexual Assault Than Combat
November 25, 2012 at 3:37 pm
Quote:Those that are reported will end terribly for the accused (and accuser- it;s often a career ender for both parties) whether innocent or guilty.
Sorry. You are wrong. It will end terribly for the accuser, for sure. For the accused, well, that's a different story.
![[Image: military_sexual_assault_infographic.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.notinvisible.org%2Fassets%2Fpages%2F90%2Fmilitary_sexual_assault_infographic.jpg)
Notice the small number of reported rapes that actually go to court martial and the few of those that actually end in a punishment worthy of the crime? Because of this, they changed the policy this year. The commanders are no longer allowed to make the decision as to what happens when a rape is reported in the military. The Secretary of Defense changed the rule after watching the same documentary that led me to that article.