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Military sexual assault rate higher than DOD estimates, report finds

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Report: Sexual assault prevalence in military during and beyond the Global War on Terror is likely two to four times higher than Department of Defense estimates.

Independent data indicates a spike in such incidents following the invasion of Afghanistan , the report says.

On average, during the war in Afghanistan , 24% of active duty women and 1.9% of men experienced sexual assault.

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88

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91

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23

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formal

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English

Language complexity

77

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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