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Latest "Sexual abuse" stories
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Child sexual abuse charge against Marine colonel dismissed by military appeals court
The unanimous opinion cited problems with the child victim’s testimony and a lack of other witnesses.
By Shawn Snow
Family files $25 million claim against the Corps over colonel convicted of child abuse
The family of the abuse victim says their pain and suffering was preventable.
By Shawn Snow
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.
Sexual assault reports in military have sharply increased since 2013
A new Defense Department report says there were 6,153 reports of alleged sexual assault in fiscal 2016.
By Shawn Snow
DoD IG: US troops were told to ignore child sex abuse by Afghan forces
American troops were told to ignore the rape and abuse of children by Afghan security forces they were partnered with, according to a report released Thursday by the Pentagon’s inspector general.
By Kyle Rempfer