Wednesday, June 08, 2011

VFW Outraged By Sexual Assaults At VA

VFW Outraged By Sexual Assaults At VA:


"'It is inexcusable for security equipment and incident reporting procedures to be so broken...'

June 08, 2011

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is outraged by news that America's disabled veterans could become a victim of sexual assault when they visit a Department of Veterans Affairs facility.

According to a report released yesterday by the Government Accountability Office, 284 alleged assaults occurred at the VA between January 2007 and July 2010. Included were 67 rapes, 185 cases of inappropriate touching, and other assaults between patients against patients, patients against staff, and staff against patients."

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