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soldier who worked as a sexual assault coordinator at Fort Hood, Texas,
is under investigation for pandering, abusive sexual contact, assault
and maltreatment of subordinates, Pentagon officials revealed Tuesday.
Army investigates sexual assault prevention coordinator for sexual assault
A soldier who worked as a sexual assault coordinator at Fort
Hood, Texas, is under investigation for pandering, abusive sexual
contact, assault and maltreatment of subordinates, Pentagon officials
revealed Tuesday.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with Army Secretary John McHugh earlier in the day and “directed him to fully investigate this matter rapidly, to discover the extent of these allegations and to ensure that all of those who might be involved are dealt with appropriately,” Pentagon spokeswoman Cynthia Smith said in a statement.
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The soldier, a sergeant first class who was not identified, had been assigned as an equal opportunity adviser and sexual harassment/assault response and prevention program coordinator with one of the III Corps' subordinate battalions when the allegations surfaced, Smith said.
He has been suspended from duty. No charges have been filed in the case.
The investigation comes on the heels of the arrest of an Air Force officer in charge of the service's sexual assault prevention program. Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski was arrested on sexual assault charges earlier this month in an Arlington, Va., parking lot. He is due in court on July 18.
His arrest came the day before the Defense Department released a report on sexual assault that found the number of estimated assaults had risen from 19,000 to 26,000 in the past year. The report also found that the number of cases being reported was up, too.
“Sexual assault is a crime and will be treated as such,” Smith said. “The safety, integrity and well-being of every service member and the success of our mission hang in the balance. Secretary Hagel is looking urgently at every course of action to stamp out this deplorable conduct and ensure that those individuals up and down the chain of command who tolerate or engage in this behavior are appropriately held accountable.”
This article first appeared on POLITICO Pro at 8:25 p.m. on May 14, 2013.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with Army Secretary John McHugh earlier in the day and “directed him to fully investigate this matter rapidly, to discover the extent of these allegations and to ensure that all of those who might be involved are dealt with appropriately,” Pentagon spokeswoman Cynthia Smith said in a statement.
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“I cannot convey strongly enough his frustration,
anger, and disappointment over these troubling allegations and the
breakdown in discipline and standards they imply,” she said.
Hagel also ordered all the services to “retrain, recredential and
rescreen all sexual assault prevention and response personnel and
military recruiters,” Smith said.The soldier, a sergeant first class who was not identified, had been assigned as an equal opportunity adviser and sexual harassment/assault response and prevention program coordinator with one of the III Corps' subordinate battalions when the allegations surfaced, Smith said.
He has been suspended from duty. No charges have been filed in the case.
The investigation comes on the heels of the arrest of an Air Force officer in charge of the service's sexual assault prevention program. Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski was arrested on sexual assault charges earlier this month in an Arlington, Va., parking lot. He is due in court on July 18.
His arrest came the day before the Defense Department released a report on sexual assault that found the number of estimated assaults had risen from 19,000 to 26,000 in the past year. The report also found that the number of cases being reported was up, too.
“Sexual assault is a crime and will be treated as such,” Smith said. “The safety, integrity and well-being of every service member and the success of our mission hang in the balance. Secretary Hagel is looking urgently at every course of action to stamp out this deplorable conduct and ensure that those individuals up and down the chain of command who tolerate or engage in this behavior are appropriately held accountable.”
This article first appeared on POLITICO Pro at 8:25 p.m. on May 14, 2013.
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The real problem I feel with the whole sexual assault thing in the long run is money more than anything else. The volunteers (male) always have a high degree of testosterone and boldness (otherwise they wouldn't be joining the army). So, this causes problems because their boldness with women gets them into trouble. However, the kinds of men one needs to fight and die and give up limbs are also the very bold kind. (Others will not be willing to fight and die so much). So, the army (and any other services invest millions and billions of dollars in these men). This is why rapes are swept aside so much because they just can't keep these kind of men (willing to fight and die) to follow relationship rules often. But the army (and other services) desperately need men who will fight, die and lose limbs or even sanity through PTSD for their country. So, the end result of all this might be eliminating women from armed forces or just muddling along like this for the next 100 years. I'm not really sure what the solution is that will make ANYONE happy or everyone happy. I just think the way things are aren't working for the U.S. Military. Eventually there has to be some workable solution that makes sense for defending our nation during both peacetime and wartime? Hopefully.
So, unless the armed services are all men or all women these kinds of problems likely will exist for thousands of years to come until we have all robots fighting for us instead of humans.
And the problem now with having all robots fighting for us is most of their components aren't made in the U.S. and could be therefore suspect during times of war or need.
The military is not civilian life and never will be so the same rules cannot apply here. The closest to military life would be police forces throughout the country. So, that is something to think about too.
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