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Pentagon punished nearly 500 for sexual harassment
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SEXUAL_HARASSMENT_MILITARY?SITE=VANOV&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTPentagon punished nearly 500 for sexual harassment
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press
May 15, 7:23 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. military fired or disciplined nearly 500 workers for sexual harassment in a 12-month period, and nearly 13 percent of the complaints filed involved repeat offenders, according to new data.
The Pentagon on Thursday released its first formal report on sexual harassment amid months of criticism from Congress over how the department handles sexual assaults and related crimes.
According to the report, there were 1,366 reports of sexual harassment filed in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, involving 496 offenders across the services and National Guard. Officials acknowledged that much like sexual assault complaints, incidents of sexual harassment are vastly underreported, and they said there will be a concerted effort to increase reporting.
Sexual harassment involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that is tied to a person's ongoing employment or interferes with the person's work.
