Sec. Panetta estimates 19,000 rapes occurring EACH YEAR in the U.S military–that is about two rapes per hour. Panayiota Bertzikis, Executive Director of the Military Rape Crisis Center and U.S. Coast Guard rape survivor. Photo Credit: Sand Angel Media
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This is pretty much gone viral all over social media. Have the same comment as everyone out: that is one statistic that we should all know about and do something about. Coast Guard and the rest of the military STOP raping our brave troops.
When will this end?
I’m a spouse of a now Veteran and I’m at a loss to explain what happened to me and my husband…I’d like that talk about it, but I did report it-I was humiliated and forced the walk the scene right after my rape kit. No advocate…brutal.