Crime & Safetyscore 107·2 metrosupdated 1h ago

More troops are reporting unwanted sexual contact, but numbers still fall, Pentagon says

More U.S. troops are reporting unwanted sexual contact to authorities, according to a Pentagon report released Friday, but even as more service members are willing to come forward, the prevalence of such incidents still went down overall last year.An estimated 33% of active duty personnel who said t

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