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| https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/latest-headlines/opinion-sex-assault-in-the-military | Opinion: Sex Assault in the Military | 2014-12-16 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | MO | Claire McCaskill | M001170 | www.mccaskill.senate.gov | legacy | Opinion: Sex Assault in the Military Tuesday, December 16, 2014 By: U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill To the Editor: Re “Military Sexual Assault Unresolved” (editorial, Dec. 8): Your editorial questions my opposition to the Military Justice Improvement Act in the Senate. It isn’t just my prosecutorial experience informing my opposition to the bill; after testimony from hundreds of witnesses, acongressionally created expert panel — majority civilian, majority women — rejected the bill because it would do nothing to reduce assaults or retaliation against survivors. You focus on this bill but don’t mention 36 major reforms that recently became law to protect victims and hold military commanders accountable, or a new slate of reforms in this year’s defense bill. You also don’t mention that rape is a vastly underreported crime anywhere it occurs, not just in the military. Your editorial dismisses new data showing significant progress, with fewer incidents and rising confidence from victims, with one in four victims now reporting, up from one in 10. There is an honest policy disagreement regarding which changes will better support survivors and increase accountability. The historical data supports our recent reforms, and the recent data shows that we are making meaningful progress. CLAIRE McCASKILL Washington, Dec. 11, 2014 The writer, a former sex-crimes prosecutor, is a United States senator from Missouri and a senior member of the Armed Services Committee. Print Email Tweet | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |