The Pentagon is preparing a series of new initiatives to try to curb sexual assaults in the military. “Sexual assault has no place in this department. It’s is an affront to the basic American values we defend,” said Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta as laid out the first in a series of proposal. According to Panetta, the steps include extending victim services to military spouses as well as Pentagon civilians and contractors working abroad and more money to prosecute perpetrators.

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