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At least a dozen military sexual assault cases have been tainted since President Obama made the statement in May.
President Obama?s call for those who commit sex crimes in the armed forces to be ?prosecuted, stripped of their positions, court-martialed, fired, dishonorably discharged? may have muddled scores of trials across the nation.
At least a dozen military sexual assault cases have been tainted since Obama?s statement in May because of ?unlawful command influence,? The New York Times reported Sunday.
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During courts-martial, defense lawyers have cited the commander-in-chief?s comments in bids to have cases dismissed.
White House officials told the newspaper that the comments were only meant to demonstrate the President?s concern about the issue and not to recommend penalties for offenders.
About 26,000 men and women in the military were sexually assaulted last year, up from the 19,000 cases in 2010, according to a recent Pentagon survey.
Source: http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~r/nydnrss/news/~3/7fiUc8RT_4E/story01.htm
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