Sexual assaults across the US military increased by a rate of nearly 38% in 2018, according to a new report released by the Pentagon
The report which surveyed both men and women from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines estimated that 20,500 members of those services experienced"unwanted sexual contact" in 2018, a significant increase from 14,900 when the military last conducted a similar survey in 2016.Unwanted sexual contact was characterized in the report as running along a range of instances from groping to rape.
"Marines also know that alcohol abuse is a contributing factor to a significant number of these incidents and other aberrant behaviors. We must have frank and candid conversations about the implications of this report to us as Marines, our units, and our Corps. To be clear, we must treat each other with dignity and respect, and hold each other accountable for not doing so.
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