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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a U.S. Army private who escaped while awaiting extradition from Georgia to California is now in a Los Angeles County jail awaiting his first court appearance in the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl. The Sheriff’s Department said in a statement Sunday that 20-year-old Daniel Brazelton is being held…

Veterans who are sexually assaulted, raped or harassed while in the service often find they are ineligible for post-service disability compensation and medical treatment if they have no evidence that they’re suffering from service-related traumatic stress. A Maine congresswoman wants to change that. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, has introduced legislation that would require the Veterans…

NORFOLK — The highest-ranking enlisted Sailor aboard the Norfolk-based dock landing ship Ashland has been relieved of duty for inappropriately touching another Sailor, the Navy said Wednesday. Command Master Chief Ron Burnett was removed by the Ashland’s commanding officer, Cmdr. Scott Curtis, the Navy said in a news release. The release says Curtis made his…

From U.S. Fleet Forces Command NORFOLK (NNS) — Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces, Adm. John C. Harvey, has completed a review, taken all immediate actions and forwarded recommendations to the chief of naval operations for additional actions to be taken by the secretary of the Navy concerning the findings of the investigation Harvey ordered into the…

Originally published as an Op-Ed in the Boston Globe, February 27, 2011 Written By Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (D-MA) MORE THAN a dozen veterans who were victims of sexual assault while serving in the US military, including two from Massachusetts, recently filed suit in federal court alleging that the Pentagon did not take adequate steps to…

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The day after a federal class-action lawsuit was filed to force the Pentagon to change the way it handles rape and sexual abuse charges, the captain who oversaw a Navy doctor’s controversial sexual assault trial was removed from command for failing to preserve victim rights, the Navy confirmed Thursday. Capt.…

Rep. Niki Tsongas released the following statement: WASHINGTON, DC – February 16, 2011 – The House Armed Services Committee today held a hearing to examine the Pentagon’s budget request for the coming fiscal year which featured testimony from Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen. Fifth District…

WASHINGTON – A group of U.S. veterans who say they were raped and abused by their comrades want to force the Pentagon to change how it handles such cases. More than a dozen female and two male current or former service members say servicemen get away with rape and other sexual abuse and victims are…

Authorities issued an alert Monday for a U.S. Army private and Palmdale native who escaped from military custody in Georgia and is believed to have raped a 15-year-old girl from Los Angles County. Daniel Brazelton, 20, was being transferred from military to civilian custody last week when he took off from a van stuck in traffic, according to…