Military academies see unprecedented rise in sexual assaults

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Military academies see unprecedented rise in sexual assaults
By Meghann Myers
Mar 10, 05:33 PM
Members of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point Class of 2026 officially join the Corps of Cadets during the Acceptance Day Parade on The Plain on Aug. 13, 2022.
There were double-digit increased in unwanted sexual contact against women at the military service academies over the last school year. (John Pellino/West Point)

By all metrics, the military’s sexual assault problem has only grown worse even with more resources committed to fight it – especially at military service academies, which recorded the highest rate of sexual assault since 2006, when the Defense Department started measuring the problem.

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