Rape in the Military: Congress Charges Cover-Up

By Tala Dowlatshahi on Aug 01, 2008

Congress takes on the Department of Defense in the first oversight hearing held this year by the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on sexual assault in the military. Dr. Kaye Whitley, director of the Sexual Assault and Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO), failed to appear at the hearing despite being subpoenaed. Her "no show" left some members accusing the DOD of a cover up.