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Capt. Nichola Goddard described repeated rape cases on Canadian military base
Capt. Nichola Goddard, who in 2006 became the first female Canadian combat death, wrote to her husband that women working at bases in Afghanistan were often victims of sexual harassment or assault, and that in one week there had been six rapes at her camp. “OK. Now for all the stuff I can’t say over…
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David Pierce, former Coast Guardsman wins appeal.
BARNSTABLE — David Pierce, the former Coast Guard master chief petty officer convicted of rape, remains a free man pending an appeal before the state’s highest court. Pierce, 46, of Sandwich stood before Judge Gary Nickerson in Barnstable Superior Court yesterday to see whether he would be sent to prison to begin serving his three-…
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Restricted Reporting for Civilian Rape Survivors Revoked
Six months ago, Gen. Carter Ham, USAREUR (U.S. Army, Europe) commander in Germany, won an exception to the Restricted Reported policy, allowing civilian survivors of sexual assault to benefit from an option that has helped many servicemembers seek help in the aftermath of a rape. Until then, the only way for a survivor who wasn’t…
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Court-martial date set for Fort Bragg rape suspect
A man accused of multiple rapes in the Fayetteville-Fort Bragg community is scheduled to face a court-martial Dec. 8, a military judge announced Monday. Spc. Aaron M. Pernell of Tulsa, Okla., is charged by military authorities with attempted rape, two counts of rape, assault, two counts of burglary and one count of housebreaking on Fort…
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Sexual Coercion
by Ms. Paula D. Fraass, LCSW 50th Space Wing We are all familiar with the terms rape and sexual assault. We’ve been trained on what constitutes rape and the damaging effects it has on the victim and the Air Force mission. The Air Force is currently being trained on Bystander Intervention to learn how to…
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Military Women and Suicide Awareness: Is Something Missing?
This month is National Suicide Prevention Month. I don’t think that anyone reading this needs a primer on suicide. It has probably touched all of our lives in one way or another, either directly or indirectly, whether personally (either ourselves or a loved one), or through the holes left behind when someone falls into circumstances…
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Are mass media creating a culture of rape?
By Antonia Zerbisias Not long ago, Professor Lise Gotell, an expert on sexual assault law at the University of Alberta, was taken aback to hear her 15-year-old son describe his football team’s crushing defeat as being “totally raped.’’ She wasn’t sure whether to call the coach, or the cops. “Can’t you just say that you…
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Robert Saum, Pentagon Psych Trauma Chief, Reassigned After Sexual Harassment Allegations
WASHINGTON — The Army officer in charge of overseeing treatment for troops suffering from brain injuries and psychological trauma has been reassigned until an internal investigation into his management of the office is completed, a senior Pentagon official said Thursday. Col. Robert Saum is being replaced as acting director of the Defense Centers of Excellence…
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Army officer accused of sexual harrassment, creating hostile work environment
WASHINGTON — The Associated Press has learned that the director of the Pentagon office overseeing the treatment of troops suffering from brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder is under investigation for allegedly making unwanted sexual advances and creating a hostile work environment. The inquiry into Army Col. Robert Saum’s conduct comes just months after his…
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The Rising Cost of War: Military Sexual Trauma
The latest research on the long-term health consequences of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan (OEFA) and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq (OIFI) suggests that US veterans are bringing home a significant number of psychological problems. The most recent study published in August by the American Journal of Public Health estimates that 19% to 42% of…
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