According to a report released by the Pentagon, sexual assault in the military is on the rise in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.
Administrators at the base recently signed a sexual assault prevention proclamation in hopes of encouraging sailors to come forward if they were victimized.April is Sexual Assault Awareness month and leaders at Naval Station Mayport want the men and women of the military to know that resources are available. Victim advocates said new procedures have also been approved to give sexual assault victims more rights than ever before.
Donna Johnson is on the front lines of a different war, aimed at erasing the stigmas and fears surrounding reporting sexual assault at Naval Station Mayport. She’s the first person men and women in the military come in contact with at the base. She said this proclamation is intended to let sexual assault victims know that they can come forward without the fear of any retribution.
Advocates on the base at Mayport want victims to know they’ve put new measures in place to give them more rights when reporting a sexual assault. Wright said the victim is in complete control of what they want to do after being assaulted, saying restricted reports give them more power even if someone in the chain of command knows about the assault.
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