Sexual Assault

FILE - In this July 2, 2018 file photo, members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2022 pose for their class photo on day one of Swab Summer at the academy in New London, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP, File)

More Coast Guard Academy Cadets Than Ever Trained in Sexual Assault Prevention

Currently, about half the student body are member of the Cadets Against Sexual Assault club.

The Cadet Chapel and F-16 reflect on the tiles of The Terrazzo at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Oct. 31, 2018 after a few inches of snowfall blanketed the region overnight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)

Former Air Force Academy Cadet Sentenced for Sexual Assault of Student

The Air Force Academy withdrew Pablo Velarde's enrollment before the trial.

Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp at a promotion and assumption of command ceremony.

Scandal-Rocked National Guard Command Gets New Leader

The Wisconsin National Guard's new leader inherits a command that was rocked by a scathing sexual assault scandal.

The Sexual Assault Theater Group displays negative emotions written on a simulated sexual assault victim while rehearsing the play "Everybody Knows" at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, on April 9, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Nin Leclerec)

Military Sexual Trauma Survivors Call on Presidential Candidates to Sign Reform Pledge

The group wants to remove prosecutorial authority from the chain of command.

This May 10, 2007 file photo shows the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. (Kathleen Lange, AP)

Sexual Assault Court-Martial for Naval Academy Midshipman Postponed

A public hearing is planned for April 16 and the court-marshal trial is set for May 7-22.

Then-Pfc. Brian K. Hollenbeck during the Army's ''Best Warrior'' competition at Fort Lee, Va., in 2014, which he won. Convicted of sexually assaulting his sleeping mother-in-law three years ago, he was again found guilty in a retrial in January 2020. (JORDAN TALBOT/U.S. ARMY)

Soldier Convicted at Retrial of Sexually Assaulting Mother-in-Law

Hollenbeck was granted a retrial after an court determined the verdict was flawed because of a possibly biased juror.

Cadets march at United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.

Sexual Assault Reports Increased Last Year Across Military Academies, DoD Says

The schools received a total of 149 sexual-assault reports, up from 117 received the prior year.

Jacob Blair Scott. U.S. Marshals Service

Purple Heart Recipient Accused of Faking Suicide to Avoid Child Rape Charges Added to US Marshals' 'Most Wanted' List

Jacob Blair Scott received a Purple Heart in 2011 for injuries he sustained while deployed in Iraq.

James J. Grazioplene, a retired two-star Army general, was indicted by a grand jury earlier this month on three counts of rape and three counts of incest. (US Army photo)

Retired General Remains in Jail as Rape, Incest Trial Postponed Again

The two-star, who retired from the Army in 2005, was arrested Dec. 7, 2018.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers enters the Assembly Chambers

New Hampshire General Will Oversee Wisconsin Guard Changes

The National Guard Bureau in December announced it had uncovered multiple shortcomings in the Wisconsin Guard's protocols.

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