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32 sexual assaults reported at Ohio military base in 4-year period

The Norwalk Reflector reports:

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base reported 32 alleged sexual assaults involving adult victims from 2010 to 2013, according to the 88th Air Base Wing Office of Staff Judge Advocate.

The base’s sex assault statistics were released to the Dayton Daily News amid demands in Congress for more transparency in the way the military handles such crimes.

The Wright-Patt figures showed nine reported assaults last year, 11 in 2012, and six each in 2011 and 2010.

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