False reports outpace sex assaults in the military

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False complaints of sexual abuse in the military are rising at a faster rate than overall reports of sexual assault, a trend that could harm combat readiness, analysts say.

Virtually all media attention on a Pentagon report last week focused on an increase in service members’ claims of sexual abuse in an anonymous survey, but unmentioned were statistics showing that a significant percentage of such actually investigated cases were baseless.

From 2009 to 2012, the number of sexual abuse reports rose from 3,244 to 3,374 — a 4 percent increase.

During the same period, the number of what the Pentagon calls “unfounded allegations” based on completed investigations of those reports rose from 331 to 444 — a 35 percent increase.

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False complaints of sexual abuse in the military are rising at a faster rate than overall reports of sexual assault, a trend that could harm combat readiness, analysts say.

I used to work in the cubicle next to the Navy nurse who ran this program for the DoD. She was constantly on the phone with activists from DACOWITS, the Federally chartered group of harpies designed to advise the SECDEF on issues concerning women. It was obvious from the first year of the new sexual assault reporting system it would be dominated by false accusations. This is why I have never been concerned about the inflated numbers a liberal administration always pulls out of the DoD reports.