Eye-opening new @washingtonpost piece documents repeated failures of our military to take sexual assault seriously.http://wapo.st/1IiqE0H
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Time & time again, members of the military tasked with working to combat sexual assault have been accused & convicted of committing it.
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Lt. Col. Michael Kepner spoke at
@USArmy Sexual Assault Awareness Month event even as he was being investigated for assault himself.2 replies 13 retweets 8 likes -
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And while Kepner was under investigation & facing courtmartial on sexual assault charges, he remained in command position for several months
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As Kepner's victim puts it: “There’s no system for senior officers to get investigated," just "senior officers trying to protect themselves"
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Kepner's victim is right: the lack of accountability as in the case of Kepner, "is why women in the military do not report sexual assault.”
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WaPo piece documents case of enlisted Army reservist accused of sexual assault of a civilian during a sexual assault prevention conference.
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After investigating, IG found @USArmy sexual assault prevention managers “did not fully understand what constituted a sexual assault.”
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Military's failure to vet & train sexual assault prevention officers shows it "doesn't take sexual assault seriously" - Don Christensen, POD
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