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REPORTER: SINCE 2013 THE
NUMBER OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

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CASES BEING REPORTED ROSE
58%. THIS INCREASE IN

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REPORTING WILL LEAD
TO AN INCREASE IN

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ACCOUNTABILITY, AND
FURTHERMORE A DECREASE IN

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ASSAULTS. IN ORDER TO MAKE
REPORTING MORE COMFORTABLE

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MISAWA'S SEXUAL ASSAULT
RESPONSE COORDINATOR, OR

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SARC, WORKS TO ENSURE
VICTIMS KNOW THE SUPPORT

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AVAILABLE TO THEM RIGHT
AWAY. 1ST LT CAITLIN

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WILLIAMS: WE CAN REFER
THEM TO MENTAL HEALTH, IF

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THEY WANT COUNSELING, OR
THE CHAPLAIN, WHO ALSO IS

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CONFIDENTIAL. AND THEY CAN
ALSO GO TO MEDICAL TO GET

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AN EXAM IF THEY WERE
SEXUALLY ASSAULTED WITHIN

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A TIME PERIOD THERE MIGHT
STILL BE EVIDENCE, AND SO

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REALLY RESTRICTED REPORT
IS NO INVESTIGATION, AT

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ALL. REPORTER: IF A REPORT
IS SUBMITTED AS RESTRICTED

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IT CAN BE SWITCHED TO
UNRESTRICTED ANYTIME YOU

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WANT, REPORTS ARE KEPT
UP TO 50 YEARS. 1ST LT

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CAITLIN WILLIAMS: AN
INDIVIDUAL CAN COME TO MY

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OFFICE OR OSI, OR SECURITY
FORCES, OR EVEN THEIR

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COMMANDER OR SUPERVISOR.
ANYONE IN THEIR CHAIN OF

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COMMAND IS LIABLE TO
REPORT. ONLY DIFFERENCE IS

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THAT AN INVESTIGATION
OCCURS AND LEGAL WILL GET

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INVOLVED. REPORTER: ON TOP
OF HELPING YOU WITH THE

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PROCESS OF REPORTING THE
SARC WILL BE THERE FOR YOU

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EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. 1ST
LT CAITLIN WILLIAMS: IT'S

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NOT THEIR FAULT AT ALL,
BECAUSE THAT IS THE NUMBER

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ONE THING YOU NEED TO TELL
A VICTIM. AND IF I CAN

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MAKE A SITUATION SAFER FOR
THEM I'M WILLING TO HELP

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THEM AT ALL COSTS.
REPORTER: THE GOAL OF

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MISAWA'S SARC IS TO MAKE
EVERYONE FEEL COMFORTABLE

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COMING TO HER FOR HELP.
1ST LT CAITLIN WILLIAMS:

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"SO SEXUAL ASSAULT DOES
NOT HAPPEN JUST TO WOMEN,

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IT CAN HAPPEN TO MEN, MEN
ARE LESS LIKELY TO REPORT

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BECAUSE THE STIGMA BEHIND
IT. AND I JUST WANT TO LET

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MEN KNOW THAT IF YOU WERE
SEXUALLY ASSAULTED THERE'S

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NO SHAME IN COMING TO
TALK TO ME, THERE'S NO

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EMBARRASSMENT. REPORTER:
IF YOU HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY

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ASSAULTED AND NEED HELP
CONTACT THE 24/7 SARC

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HOTLINE, A COMPLETELY
CONFIDENTIAL WAY TO SEEK