On Monday female soldiers at For Hood testified that they were recruited for a prostitution ring by a sergeant who was involved in their sexual assault and harassment program. The case arose after another officer involved in the sexual assault program was investigated for recruiting female soldier for the prostitution ring.
The latest sergeant charged is a 17 year Army vet and his defense attorney asked the judge to throw out the case because "At the end of the day, Master Sqt Grimes chose to do the right thing and not have sex with that young lady." He believed that the trial process is now bias the President and top federal officials are pressing for more prosecutions over military sexual assault allegations.
Ummm, what about the fact that he used his position in the sexual assault and harassment program (which probably benefits women the most) to recruit female soldiers for a prostitution ring. The case was not thrown out and I'm interested in seeing the verdict of this trial.
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/03/female-fort-hood-soldiers-recruited-for-prostitution-ring-trial-hears
Ebony have you every watched the movie 'The Invisible War.' This article backs up that documentary so much. I am going to watch this unfold also because I think it is sickening that these kinds of event occur.
ReplyDeleteThe amount of sexual harassment that takes place in the military is sickening, and sadly, I think it will be one of the most difficult groups to reform.
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