PhotoWASHINGTON — Sexual assault in the military has plagued the Pentagon in recent years as a series of high-profile cases, and new data, revealed the extent of the problem. As the Pentagon has released more detailed records on the problem, the statistics reveal that sexual assault in the military is not just a problem faced by women. Mr. Trump’s proposed solution of creating a military justice system to deal with sexual assault also puzzled national security experts. A military justice system has been in place in some form since the 1774 British Articles of War. “You have the report of rape, and nobody gets prosecuted.”Mr. Trump’s remarks on sexual assault in the military, like so many he has made on other topics, became instant campaign fodder.

Source: New York Times September 08, 2016 20:51 UTC