MST: Beyond the Headlines with Cheryl Jennings

Date Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Category: Sexual Harassment/Assault/Trauma - National

Cheryl Jennings of ABC's "Beyond the Headlines" interviews two male military sexual assault (MST) survivors, the CEO and President of Protect Our Defenders, the Director of Gender Equity & LGBT Rights, and Senior Staff Attorney of the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center.

Sexual assault continues to be epidemic in the military and is not gender-specific. More military men than military women are raped during their service. Continued reform of military law enforcement and justice systems is necessary to provide military members with an impartial and just process that they can access without fear of retaliation. Additionally, accessing MST survivors to physical and mental health care while in the military and as veterans is critical to their lifelong well being and self-sufficiency.

Read the full article at: ABC 7 News