US Army chief in Japan suspended’

US Army chief in Japan suspended’

The US Army chief in Japan has been suspended for allegedly failing to properly report or investigate a sexual assault complaint, the Pentagon says.

The Pentagon said in a statement on Friday that Major General Michael Harrison was suspended due to allegations that he “failed in his duties as a commander to report or properly investigate an allegation of sexual assault.”

The Pentagon did not immediately provided further details on the sexual assault in question.

Harrison was suspended by Army Secretary John McHugh and Army chief General Ray Odierno, and will be replaced by Major General James Boozer, former deputy commanding general of the US Army in Europe, until the investigation is complete, the statement further read.

A newly-released report by the Pentagon on sexual assaults in the military indicates that unwanted sexual contact in the military soared by 37 percent in 2012 to reach 26,000 cases from 19,000 a year earlier.

The sharp increase in the number of sexual assault cases comes as the Pentagon is planning to integrate women into front-line combat roles.

According to a survey conducted in 2011, about one out of five military women said they had been the victims of sexual assault by another service member since joining the military.”

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Sat Jun 8, 2013 8:48AM

According to a survey conducted in 2011, about one out of five military women said they had been the victims of sexual assault by another service member since joining the military.”
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