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Sex assault reports in military increase by 24 percent in 2006
By: LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press | ∞
WASHINGTON -- Reports of sexual assaults in the military increased by about 24 percent last year and more than twice as many offenders were punished than in 2005, according to a new Pentagon report.
There were nearly 3,000 sexual assault reports filed in 2006, compared to almost 2,400 the previous year. Action was taken against 780 people, ranging from courts-martial and discharges to other administrative remedies.
The cases involved members of the military who were victims or accused of the assaults. The military counts rape, nonconsensual sodomy, indecent assault and attempts to commit any of those as sexual assault, though the 17-page report contained no data on how many of each were reported.
This is the third year the military has compiled sexual assault statistics, but the reporting methods have changed each year, making comparisons of the annual reports difficult.
Of the 2,947 sexual assaults reported last year, 756 were initially filed under a program that allows victims to report the incident and receive health care or counseling services but does not notify law enforcement or commanders.
The restricted, confidential reporting program also allows the victims to consider pursuing an investigation later, and that was done in 86 of the 756 cases last year. Data for 2005 included only the restricted cases for half the year.
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RWC wrote on Mar 22, 2007 6:32 AM:Well, duh! What do you expect when you have women and men working together over long periods of time away from their spouses?
What do you expect? wrote on Mar 22, 2007 9:52 AM:When you mix males and females away from spouses for months on end, what do you expect? Our military had more sense during WW I and II.
Zip It wrote on Mar 22, 2007 11:23 AM:"Don't Ask or Tell" is really protecting the troops from sexual advances and assault! It seems that all the guys who are so terrorized that someone might approach them in the barracks are quite predatory when out amongst the troops.
To RWC wrote on Mar 22, 2007 11:25 AM:I expect a high level of "morality" self control and fidelity. I don't expect criminal assault! they aren't in the service to "get off".
To RWC wrote on Mar 22, 2007 11:26 AM:I expect a high level of "morality" self control and fidelity. I don't expect criminal assault! I believe "infidelity" is grounds for dismissal.
What I read in the paper wrote on Mar 22, 2007 12:14 PM:We have recently read that all branches of the service have lowered their standards for recruitment--lower IQ and academic achievement and convicted felons are accepted. Moral standards have been lessened. I guess when your scraping the bottom of the barrel...you get these results.
Expected from the AP wrote on Mar 22, 2007 6:00 PM: This is Part Two of the blast the military series from the same AP writer, Lolita Baldor. Part One was the AP hit piece written by Lolita, same author, about waivers, of which her statistics were vague and slanted on purpose. Poster at 12:14 just soaks it up and that's what the mainstream media wants. Anti-military agenda just going to get worse with the liberals' taste of power.
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