U.S. senator and combat veteran McSally says she was raped by a superior officer: 'Like many victims, I felt the system was raping me all over again’
Sen. Martha McSally participates in a mock swearing in with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence during the opening day of the 116th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
“The perpetrators abuse their position of power in profound ways, and in one case I was preyed upon and then raped by a superior officer,” she said during a Senate hearing on sexual assault in the military. “I blamed myself. I was ashamed and confused.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
McSally says she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officerSen. Martha McSally said she was sexually assaulted by a superior officer when she was in the Air Force, but chose not to report it because she did not trust the system. The Arizona Republican did not name the officer who she says raped her
Read more »
Sen. Martha McSally Said She Was Raped By A Superior While Serving In The Air Force“Like so many women and men I didn’t trust the system at the time. I blamed myself. I was ashamed and confused and I thought I was strong but felt powerless.”
Read more »
Sen. McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, reveals officer raped herNEW: Sen. McSally says that she was raped by a superior officer while in the Air Force, and she didn't report it because 'like so many women and men, I didn’t trust the system at the time.'
Read more »
Sen. McSally, ex-Air Force pilot, says officer raped herSen. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer.
Read more »
Sen. Martha McSally, ex-Air Force pilot, says officer raped herSen. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer
Read more »
Sen. McSally, ex-Air Force pilot, says officer raped herWASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer. The Arizona Republican, a...
Read more »
Sen. McSally, ex-Air Force pilot, says officer raped herSen. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer. The Arizona Republican, a 26-year military veteran, made the disclosure at a Senate hearing on the armed services' efforts to prevent sexual assaults and
Read more »
Sen. McSally says she was raped in the Air ForceSen. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer.
Read more »
Sen. Martha McSally, a former fighter pilot, says she was raped while serving in the militaryThe Arizona Republican revealed at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that she was raped by a superior officer while in the Air Force.
Read more »