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Military Sex-Assault Victims See Retaliation as Reports Rise

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A majority of servicewomen who reported they were victims of sexual assault believe they have suffered professional or social retaliation, according to a U.S. Defense Department report released today.

The figure, 62 percent in the fiscal year ended in September, is unchanged from fiscal 2012, posing a continuing challenge for the Pentagon even as more victims are willing to report the attacks.