Latest "military sexual abuse" stories

Lawmakers want to protect teen trainees from “predatory” instructors

Concerns linger about the number counselors booted from the program for abusing high-school students.

By Leo Shane III

4 weeks ago

Sexual misconduct in JROTC programs higher than previously reported

Nearly 60 cases of sexual misconduct by instructors have been reported in the last five years.

By Leo Shane III and Davis Winkie

7 months ago

New novel by Army veteran shares story of childhood sexual trauma survivor

Chandra Moyer's novel follows an earlier memoir about sexual abuse and the foster care system, an experience that awakened memories of her own victimization.

24 months ago

Hyten accuser testifies in private before Senate panel

As lawmakers decide the fate of Gen. John Hyten’s nomination for vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, they met privately to interview the woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her.

4 years ago

A state-level look at child sexual assault on military bases

A decade after the Pentagon began confronting rape in the ranks, the U.S. military frequently fails to provide justice to the children of service members when they are sexually assaulted by other kids on base.

5 years ago

Military bases unprepared for childhood sex assault

When the children of U.S. service members sexually assault one another on a military base there often is no justice.

5 years ago

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