“Like you, I am also a military sexual assault survivor,” McSally said, addressing several witnesses set to testify at the hearing about their own assaults while serving in the military. “In one case, I was preyed upon and raped by a superior officer.”McSally, who served in the Air Force for 26 years, was appointed to the Senate in December to the seat once held by John McCain (R-Ariz.). Carrie Volpe, an Air Force spokeswoman. “I almost separated from the Air Force at 18 years of service over my despair. Duckworth said in a statement that she agrees that the military “has utterly failed” at handling sexual assault through its current process.

Source: Washington Post March 06, 2019 20:49 UTC