Sex-Assault Cases Taken From Commanders Under Proposal
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U.S. military commanders would lose authority over sexual-assault cases and other major crimes under legislation introduced today by lawmakers from both parties responding to expanding allegations of wrongdoing.
“Clearly our system is broken,” Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a New York Democrat, said today at a news conference where she was flanked by senators and House members backing legislation to let military prosecutors who are outside the chain of command decide whether to take cases to a court-martial.