Reuters: Politics: Obama to meet with military leaders about sexual assault

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Obama to meet with military leaders about sexual assault May 16th 2013, 13:30 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Sex assault scandals put unprecedented pressure on Pentagon Wed, May 15 2013 U.S. Defense Department civilians to go on unpaid leave for 11 days Tue, May 14 2013 UPDATE 4-Pentagon, short on cash, puts civilians on unpaid leave Tue, May 14 2013 Lawmakers demand military leaders curb sex assaults Wed, May 8 2013 U.S. Air Force sexual assault case to be handled by civilian court Wed, May 8 2013 Analysis & Opinion Extreme measures to "protect" daughters in India Egyptian police blamed for inaction in wave of sexual attacks U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement from the East Room of the White House in Washington, May 15, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON | Thu May 16, 2013 9:30am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and other leaders of the U.S. military on Thursday to discuss their efforts to stop sexual assaults in the armed forces, a White House spokeswoman said. On Tuesday, the military said another one of its advocates for victims of sexual assault was himself being accused of sex crimes, including allegations linking him to prostitution. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey, the president's top uniformed military adviser, will attend the meeting with Obama. "This afternoon the president will meet with Secretary Hagel, Chairman Dempsey and the service secretaries, service chiefs, and senior enlisted advisors to discuss sexual assault in the military," the spokeswoman said. Earlier this month, the Pentagon released its 2012 annual report on sexual assault in the military, which showed a 37- percent jump in estimated sex crimes to 26,000. That report came a day after the officer in charge of the Air Force sexual assault prevention office was charged with groping a woman while drunk in a parking lot not far from the Pentagon. (Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by David Brunnstrom) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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