Junior ROTC Programs Face Sexual Abuse Investigations
Congressional investigators have opened a review of sexual misconduct in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program of the U.S. military in the wake of reports that dozens of teenage girls had been abused at the hands of their instructors.
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Congressional investigators have opened a review of sexual misconduct in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program of the U.S. military in the wake of reports that dozens of teenage girls had been abused at the hands of their instructors, reports the New York Times. The lawmakers said they were seeking information on how many misconduct reports had been received, how they had been investigated and how often the military inspected Junior ROTC programs.
A recent investigation found that Junior ROTC programs had repeatedly become a place where decorated veterans — retired as officers or noncommissioned officers — preyed on teenage students. Over a five-year period, at least 33 Junior ROTC instructors had been criminally charged with sexual misconduct involving students, along with many others who were accused of misconduct but never charged.
