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KBR Drops Rape-Case Appeal
March 24, 2010 originally published in Star Tribune WASHINGTON — In a victory for Minnesota Democrat Al Franken, military contractor KBR has decided to drop a Supreme Court appeal in the case of a former company clerk who alleges she was raped by co-workers in Iraq. KBR’s decision represents the first significant legal fallout from…
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Military hearing set in Bragg sexual assault case
A military hearing for a Fort Bragg soldier accused in a string of sexual assaults and burglaries has been scheduled for April 8 after two months of delays. Military investigators charged Spc. Aaron M. Pernell on Feb. 2 with two burglaries and a sexual assault that were reported in December in the Ste. Mere Eglise…
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How to best support rape survivors
By Marc L. I am a lover and a friend, ally and partner, to many women who are rape survivors. They are each different and they come from different backgrounds with different hopes and dreams, yet the one thing that they have in common is that, now and then, certain events in their lives trigger…
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MaleSurvivor Opens Author Reception and Panel Discussion to Media Offering Key Information and Leading Research About Male Sexual Victimization
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – March 16, 2010) – MaleSurvivor (www.MaleSurvivor.org), an international organization dedicated to issues surrounding the sexual victimization of boys and men, will host an Author’s Reception and International Panel for attendees and media during their bi-annual international conference. The 2010 conference will take place at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice…
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DOD Releases Annual Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Report
The Department of Defense today released the fiscal 2009 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military. In fiscal 2009, a total of 3,230 restricted and unrestricted reports of sexual assault were filed, involving military members as either victims or subjects, which is an 11 percent increase from fiscal 2008. There were 714 restricted reports…
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Military police officer charged with rape
A military police officer was arrested Monday for an alleged rape. Steven James Bell, 21, is accused of raping a woman after grabbing her and striking her in the face, according to his arrest warrant, signed by Det. Jay Skidmore. Bell, who gave a 3267 South Senseny Drive address, was charged in the incident. Bond…
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Sexual Assault Prevention in the Corps – Are We Doing Enough?
FROM MIDWEST MARINES April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) throughout the Department of Defense (DoD). This year’s SAAM has increased importance, as reported cases of sexual assault in the Marine Corps are rising; in 2008 there were 244 reported cases of sexual assault, the highest the Marine Corps had seen. In 2009, there were…
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Defense Department Notes Rise in Sexual Assault Reporting
By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (NNS) — Reports of sexual assault involving servicemembers rose by 11 percent in fiscal 2009, a senior Defense Department official said March 15. In the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 3,230 reports of sexual assault were filed. An increase in reporting was a goal for the…
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Women under fire: In Hampton Roads and across the nation, society deals with female vets
By Hugh Lessig 247-7821 10:21 p.m. EST, March 13, 2010 NEWPORT NEWS Tammy is an Army veteran dealing with post-traumatic stress, and she has a typically sad lament. “Every little thing kind of sets me off,” she says, “and I start crying.” She traces the depression, mood swings and lack of sleep to military sexual…
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Eric Massa's Navy Files
by Joshua Green Mar 10 2010, 3:35 PM ET A couple years ago, I got a tip about Eric Massa. It involved his aggrieved former campaign manager, Sanford Dickert, who was involved in an ugly dispute. Dickert claimed Massa had fired him and refused to pay him for work he’d done on Massa’s unsuccessful 2006…
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