Senators Call on Obama to Investigate Sexual Assault Cases

Date Posted: Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Category: Sexual Harassment/Assault/Trauma - National

Two U.S. senators, Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., are urging President Barack Barack Obama to investigate whether or not "the Pentagon misled Congress with information about sexual assault cases in an effort to undercut support for a Senate bill that senior military officials steadfastly oppose." Both the Associated Press investigation and a "Protect Our Defenders" report "found inaccuracies and omissions in military records that summarized the outcomes of cases prosecuted in military courts."

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