April 23, 2012

U.S. Military Academy

U.S. Military Academy at West Point exposed the scandal woman said that the school was a classmate rape are ignored


Xinhua News Agency for the newspaper feature articles on the 20th, two women, former director of the U.S. Naval Academy and Military Academy (West Point) report to court, the reason they attended was the rape of the other participants, the school ignored.
Was a classmate of rape
Plaintiff Carly - Markert, now 20 years old, Pennsylvania, West Point, former participants. The complaint said Markert suffered roommate's boyfriend raped in 2011, report to the school, the school failed to protect her rights or to take appropriate action, high-grade male students still in the Markert where the unit.
The complaint said Markert report was the scoff of the other participants. The school did not
adjust the duties of Markert asked her "every day to clean up the garbage of the perpetrators". Markert eventually gave up too much mental stress, student eligibility.
Another plaintiff Anne - 22-year-old Kendrick Fazio, 2008, after graduating from high school with outstanding results and football expertise are about 30 colleges and universities admission, and ultimately chose the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
The complaint said Kendrick Fazio, the party of the first College boys was a classmate of rape, and drunk a few months later was another classmate of rape in a hotel room. Kendrick Fazio tried to commit suicide, the parents, the school authorities to report what had happened. Naval Academy the same indifference, she had to drop out.
Defense Minister Cheng Beigao
Shinan District of New York in Manhattan federal district court accepted the lawsuit. The defendants include former Secretary of Defense Robert - Robert Gates, current Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of the Army.
The complaint identified the West Point, Naval Academy long-term "not to prosecute and punish those who abuse and rape of students of students' school former director of the Gates connivance" that allows sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape culture ".
Markert and Kendrick Fazio stands for the school to give credit and compensation, the complaint did not disclose amount.
The military did not mention assessment
Associated Press interview, a spokesman for the Naval Academy, William - Marx said he had no comment. However, he said the Naval Academy's attitude towards sex abuse is the nation's most stringent level, and the emphasis on day-to-day publicity and education.
West Point spokesman Shelly - Reed issued a statement almost Marx said the same, said the school was "very serious" to treat a sexual harassment or sexual assault to report a thorough investigation and consultation with legal experts.
Reuters reported that within the U.S. military that occur each year thousands of sexual assaults.
Last month, eight retired female soldiers submitted a petition to a federal court in Washington, DC, said when they served in the military are subjected to violence, sexual assault or sexual harassment suffered retaliation after reporting.

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