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JoFerret Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-05-04 09:31 PM
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Group says: Two sex offenders among US troops in Middle East
Edited on Fri Mar-05-04 09:40 PM by JoFerret
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/ap/ap_story.html/National/AP.V3308.AP-Military-Rapes.html


<<There are at least two serial sex offenders among the U.S. troops in the Middle East, an advocacy group has told the Pentagon.

The Miles Foundation, a support group for military sexual assault victims, said 83 servicewomen stationed in the Middle East have reported being raped or assaulted in the last 18 months.

In at least two cases, multiple victims reported having been attacked by the same soldier, said Christine Hansen, executive director of the Connecticut-based group.
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Tank in Texas Donating Member (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-05-04 09:41 PM
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1. Not Surprised One Bit
But I wonder how the incidence of sex offenders in the military compares to that in civilian life. I would bet it compares at about the same rate.
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MasonJar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-05-04 09:47 PM
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2. Now if they were gays discovered in Bush's army, they would be
headline news, not so serial rapists.
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