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Reproductive Justice and Gender

Rape in the Military: Members of Congress Accuse Pentagon of Cover-Up

By Tala Dowlatshahi, American News Project. Posted August 6, 2008.


Pentagon official doesn't show up at a hearing on sexual assault in the military despite a subpoena; Congressmembers accuse DoD of a cover-up.
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The video below shows Congress taking on the Department of Defense in the first oversight hearing held this year by the subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on sexual assault in the military. Dr. Kaye Whitley, Director of Sexual Assault and Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) failed to show at the hearing despite being subpoenaed. Her "no show" left some members accusing the DOD of a cover-up.



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