Military’s Refusal to Release Sexual Abuse Records Incites Lawsuit -- Justice News FlashNew Haven, CT—The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut, along with the Service Women’s Action Network and Yale Law School students, filed a lawsuit against the departments of Defense and Veteran Affairs, claiming the Pentagon has declined to release records related to sexual assault, harassment and/or trauma in the military. According to a recent Associated Press report, the plaintiffs, who filed lawsuit in New Haven on Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, want access to these so-called rape records so the severity of the issue at hand can be brought to light.
The lawsuit seeks to obtain records detailing the number of acquittals, convictions and sentences stemming from sexual assault cases. The plaintiffs also want to find out how many sexual harassment complaints were made and how many disability claims related to sexual trauma were accepted and rejected.
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More News On Sexual Violence In The Military
More sex assaults reported at military academies -- MSNBC
Number of Sexual Assaults Rise at Military Academies -- ABC News
Sex assaults up at U.S. service academies -- UPI
Military academies report a 64 percent increase in sexual assault reports -- Government Executive
Air Force Academy accounts for half of reported sex assaults at service academies -- Chicago Sun Times
UPDATE: Reported sex assaults increase sharply at Air Force Academy -- Colorado Springs Independent
Sex assault reports at Naval Academy increase slightly -- Baltimore Sun
Rape Victims Ask, Military Won't Tell on Crimes -- Ann Woolner, Bloomberg