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September 11th, 2013
09:06 PM ET
Army Specialist shares story of sexual assault
An Army specialist is coming forward with her story for the first time after she was sexually assaulted by a superior officer.
It's a growing problem in the military, and one that some members of Congress have been trying to address.
Ted Rowlands has this exclusive OutFront investigation.
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RT @CNN: Konstantin Yefremov, a Russian soldier who fled Russia after he was dismissed from the army for refusing to return to Ukraine, spe…
Part of our conversation: vimeo.com/795428219/6aec….
He says this to Ukrainians: “ I ask the Ukrainian people for forgiveness, that I came to their land with a gun in my hand”.
He is in Mexico now. He’s approached border guards and says he got nowhere. He is now seeking political asylum to ttwitter.com/i/web/status/1…rVHH
He fled Russia in early Jan. He shared his dismissal papers with us. In part “this serviceman refused to go to thetwitter.com/i/web/status/1…LXt9
My wife is a victim's advocate and she said legislation has changed. If Command disagreees with investigators on a case a General must review the case. Its unfortunate that these checks and balances were not in place earlier.