Posts Tagged ‘Sexual’

Sexual abuse cases put Pentagon under fire

WASHINGTON (AP) — One after another, the charges have tumbled out — allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office. Tweet This Post

Speier Calls Congress ‘Enablers of Sexual Assault’

Lawmakers Wednesday came down hard on military leaders, the morning after allegations emerged of another head of a military sexual assault prevention program engaging in the very behavior he was charged with stopping. Late Tuesday  the Army announced that the coordinator of a sexual assault prevention program at… Tweet This Post

Speier Calls Congress ‘Enablers of Sexual Assault’

Lawmakers Wednesday came down hard on military leaders, the morning after allegations emerged of another head of a military sexual assault prevention program engaging in the very behavior he was charged with stopping. Late Tuesday  the Army announced that the coordinator of a sexual assault prevention program at… Tweet This Post

Soldier in sexual assault office accused of abuse

WASHINGTON (AP) — A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for “abusive sexual contact” and other alleged misconduct and has been suspended from his duties, the Army announced Tuesday. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Congresswoman Takes on Sexual Assault in Military

In light of the recent increase in reported sexual assaults in the military, Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif.,  is pointing the finger at who she says is to blame – and it isn’t just the Armed Forces. Speier, the author of three recent bills intended to… Tweet This Post

Lawmakers, White House discuss sexual assault

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional efforts to combat sexual assault in the military secured the support of the Obama administration as senior White House officials met privately Thursday with a bipartisan group of lawmakers. Tweet This Post

Obama tackles North Korea, sexual assault in military at joint news conference

At a joint White House news conference with visiting South Korean President Park Geun-hye, President Barack Obama discussed issues ranging from sexual assault in the U.S. military to North Korea’s security threats. Tuesday’s press conference followed a private lunch and meeting with the president, Vice President Joe Biden and Park, South Korea’s first female president. [...]