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Taylor residents oppose proposed veterans center in their neighborhood
http://www.statesman.com/search/content/news/stories/local/2009/10/11/1011taylor.html By Claire Osborn AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Sunday, October 11, 2009 TAYLOR — A California company wants to convert an empty facility formerly used as nursing home into a trauma assistance center for as many as 88 female veterans, including those who have been sexually assaulted by fellow soldiers. But some Taylor residents say they don’t…
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No Arbitration for Rape in DoD contracts
No Arbitration for Rape in DoD contracts Update October 7, 2009 Senate Amendment 2588 that will prohibit defense contractors from requiring arbitration in cases of rape or sexual harassment PASSED the Senate by a vote of 68-30. Thanks to all that called in or wrote to your reps. October 5, 2009 Jamie Lee Jones was…
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Navy recruiter charged with statutory rape of teenager
By Bridget DiCosmo ~ Southeast Missourian A naval recruiter was arrested last week on charges of statutory rape after he allegedly had sex with a high school student whom he was trying to recruit. Robbie J. Millsaps, 35, of 190 China Blue Lane, faces one count of second-degree statutory sodomy, a charge that carries a…
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US soldiers in Iraq charged with filming women
Posted: 07/13/2009 BAGHDAD—The U.S. military in Iraq says two soldiers have been charged with filming and photographing female members of their unit while they were taking showers and then distributing the video and images. The military says the misconduct happened during the unit’s pre-deployment training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, in the fall of 2008.…
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Have you been charged for Military Sexual Trauma care at the VA?
BY Melissa O’Brien, Military Rape Crisis Center, May 7th 2009 It has come to our attention that some of our clients had been charged for treatment at the VA. Following discoveries from an initial oversight request by Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Inspector General (IG)…
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The Military Rape Crisis Center and the National Organization for Women (NOW) needs your help.
Boston: The Military Rape Crisis Center and the National Organization for Women (NOW) has been working non-stop in combating sexual assault in the Military. Now it’s your turn to help us out. We have re-introduced the Military Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Response Act (H.R.840) The bill currently has 30 House sponsors and we need…
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NOW calls on President to Stop Military Rape
Washington: The National Organization for Women newest campaign aims to assist us in helping us put an end to sexual assault in the military.NOW President Kim Gandy is ordering President Obama to put an end to this epidemic. We urge immediate sponsorship of the Military Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Response Act (H.R.840). The bill…
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DOD launches New Sexual Assault Prevention Website
BY Melissa O’Brien, Military Rape Crisis Center, April 7th 2009 Washington-As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Department of Defense launched a new social marketing campaign today called Our Strength is for Defending. This research-based prevention strategy is designed to empower service members to intervene in situations where possible sexual assaults may occur. “We…
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Convicted Rapists in US Military
It’s a potent environment, with female soldiers working – and living – under hostile conditions with their male counterparts. One soldier, who asked us to call him Robert, spent three tours in Iraq as a signal unit leader out of Ft. Lewis in Washington state. “For the female soldiers, it was far harder to adjust,”…
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Family disputes Army's suicide finding in daughter's death
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/08/nation/na-women-soldier-suicides8 A father combs through the evidence, looking for answers to a case already closed by the military. He says she was raped and shot. March 08, 2009|David Zucchino FLORISSANT, MO. — Inside the tidy suburban St. Louis home of John and Linda Johnson, no photos of their eldest daughter grace the walls. Army Pfc.…
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