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Women in the US Military Assaulted and Raped by Fellow Soldiers

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t r u t h o u t | Programming Note

Airdate: Friday, September 7, 2007, at 8:30 . on PBS.
(Check local listings at /now/ .)

Women in the US military assaulted and raped by fellow soldiers -
a shocking investigation. This time on NOW.

Roughly one in seven of America's active-duty military soldiers
is a woman, but a NOW investigation found that sexual assault and
rape are widespread. One study of National Guard and Reserve forces
found that almost one in four women had been assaulted or raped. Last
year alone, almost 3,000 soldiers reported sexual assault and rape by
other soldiers. On Friday, September 7, in one of the only national
television broadcasts of the issue, NOW features women who speak out
for the first time about what happened. One woman recounts her ordeal
of rape by her superior officer. Many more don't report the incidents
for fear of how it will affect their careers. The shocking phenomenon
has a label: military sexual trauma, or MST. NOW meets women
courageously battling to overcome their MST, bringing light to an
issue that's putting the Army to shame. A NOW exclusive
investigation.

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