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Even After Lackland Scandal, Military Still Isn’t Fixing Its Sexual Abuse Epidemic

Robert Beckhusen reports for Wired:

The Pentagon has talked a lot about putting a stop to sexual abuse and harassment in the military, including abuse carried out by general officers. Yet a new report from the investigative arm of Congress finds it’s mostly that — talk. It catalogs how the military still hasn’t fixed a host of systemic obstacles that contribute to sexual assault and make it less likely for survivors to get help.

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