(Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called sexual assault a "scourge" on Saturday as he addressed graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where a sergeant stands accused of videotaping female cadets in the showers.Full story
President Obama and Defense Secretary Hagel both condemned sexual assault in speeches this week, but as more allegations surface, strong words have yet to translate into action. Full story
Anu Bhagwati, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Service Women’s Action Network, talks with Melissa Harris-Perry about legislation introduced by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York that is aimed at curbing the issue of sexual assault in the military.
NBC’s Kristen Welker and MSNBC contributor Karen Finney break down the Defense Department news conference – which dealt mainly with recent high profile cases of sexual assault in the military and why there is no single “silver bullet” that can simply fix military culture.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., shares details from legislation she introduced which would take the decision to prosecute military sexual assault cases away from commanders.
As two scandals and a Pentagon report show an escalating problem of sexual assault in the military, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joins Alex Wagner’s panel to talk about legislation aimed at stopping the epidemic.
Senator Barbara Boxer talks with Rachel Maddow about yet another high profile sex abuse scandal in the U.S. military and what can be done legislatively to fix a problem at which military leaders have failed miserably and which is apparently sustained in part by military culture.
Investigators in Fort Hood, Texas, are looking into allegations that an Army sergeant sexually assaulted three female soldiers and forced one into prostitution. This is only the latest in a string of military sexual assault scandals that has lawmakers demanding answers. NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski report
U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel appear a news conference on efforts to eliminate VA claims backlogs, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey hold a joint news conference at the Pentagon in Washington March 17, 2013. Hagel said on Friday the Pentagon will do everything necessary to "fix" the problem of sexual assault in the military after incidents in
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks during a joint news conference with Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey at the Pentagon in Washington March 17, 2013. Hagel said on Friday the Pentagon will do everything necessary to "fix" the problem of sexual assault in the military after inc
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