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DIRECTOR OF THE DEFENSE

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DEPARTMENT )S SEXUAL ASSAULT

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PREVENTION AND RESPONSE OFFICE

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SPOKE WITH D-O-D NEWS RECENTLY

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WITH MORE ON THE ANNUAL SEXUAL

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ASSAULT REPORT. GENERAL SNOW

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SAID

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THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT IS

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MAKING PROGRESS TO ELIMINATE

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SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY

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IN

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MORE THAN ONE WAY.

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THE FACT THAT BETWEEN 2012 AND

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2014 WE )VE HAD A 25 PERCENT

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DECREASE

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IN THE PREVELENCE IN THIS CRIME,

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TO ME IT )S AN INDICATION OF

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PROGRESS. YOU LINK THAT TO THE

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INCREASE IN REPORTING OF WHAT

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WE KNOW IS AN UNDER-REPORTED

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CRIME AND WE ARE CLOSING THAT

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GAP.

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GENERAL SNOW EMPHASIZED WHILE

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HE )S ENCOURAGED BY THIS FACT,

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THE

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DEPARTMENT STILL HAS A LONG WAY

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TO

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GO IN ERADICATING SEXUAL

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ASSAULT.