Victim advocates say U.S. military gets an 'F' on sexual assault prevention

Published: March 1, 2021, 11:45 p.m.

For a decade, advocates have argued commanders should be removed from deciding the fate of those accused of sexual assault in the U.S. military. But military victim advocates now say they too should be removed from the chain of command. Nick Schifrin talks to four military victim advocates about the widespread and longstanding problem of sexual assault in the military, and possible solutions. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders