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Women Cadets at West Point Were Unknowingly Videotaped in the Bathroom and Shower
A member of the staff at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, has been accused of videotaping women cadets without their consent. Some of the videotape footage showed the women cadets in the bathroom or in the shower.
Reported Cases of Sexual Assault Increase at U.S. Military Academies
Of the 80 reported sexual assaults this year, 38 of the victims sought medical help or advocacy services but did not seek an official investigation or press sexual assault charges.
Lawsuit Filed Charging Military Academies With Inadequate Response to Sexual Assaults
The suit alleges that the academies have a “high tolerance for sexual predators in their ranks and ‘zero tolerance’ for those who report rape, sexual assault, and harassment.”
Reported Sexual Assaults Up Sharply at the U.S. Service Academies
In the 2010-11 academic year there were 65 reported sexual assaults at the three major service academies, up 59 percent from the previous year.
The Huge Gender Gap at the U.S. Service Academies
At the U.S. service academies, women do not make up even one third of the total enrollments.
