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Monday, May 4, 2015

This Senator Wants You to Know the Startling Statistics the Military Has Been Hiding

Sexual assault in the military is horrifyingly common and severely underaddressed, yet it seems few politicians or military officials are actively combating the problem — with one notable exception.

The Pentagon estimated 26,000 instances of military sexual assault occurred in 2012 alone, but a new report released Monday by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D- N.Y.) on sexual assault in the military shows this number was completely underestimated.

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http://mic.com/articles/117306/this-senator-wants-you-to-know-the-startling-statistics-the-military-has-been-hiding

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