The new report, scheduled for release Thursday morning, notes that reporting sexual assault can be risky to students' academic and military careers.
WASHINGTON – Reports of sexual assault by cadets and midshipmen at the nation's military academies spiked 32% during the last school year, reflecting increases in those crimes and a greater willingness to report them, according to a Pentagon report obtained by USA TODAY."We are encouraged that more cadets and midshipmen made reports of sexual assault this year," said Nate Galbreath, acting director of the Pentagon'sprogram.
"Since rates were up dramatically in last year's survey, I don't see this as good news," said Don Christensen, president ofand the former chief prosecutor for the Air Force."Rather, it's a reflection of a worsening problem." About 16% of women and 2% of men at the premier military colleges reported being sexually assaulted in the 2019 survey. The increase in incidents in that report stemmed largely from more men and women at the Army's West Point academy reporting unwanted sexual contact.
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