Military says progress made on sexual misconduct, but admits long way to go
OTTAWA — The military’s top brass says progress has been made in the war on sexual misconduct in the ranks, as evidenced by an increase in the number of cases being reported.
But they admit that victory remains a distant and elusive goal, even as questions persist over what repercussions offenders are really facing.
Chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance released an update Tuesday on efforts to root out what a former Supreme Court justice found last year was an “underlying sexualized culture” within the military.
The progress report said during the first six months of the year, military police received 106 complaints of sexual misconduct that warranted a criminal investigation.