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                     US Army Sergeant Accused of Sex Crimes

   A U.S. Army sergeant has been accused of sexual assault crimes, the
   latest incident in an ongoing problem plaguing the U.S. military.
   The U.S. Defense Department says the unidentified sergeant is a
   coordinator of the sexual assault prevention program at Fort Hood,
   Texas. He is being investigated in connection with abusive sexual
   contact, assault and maltreatment of subordinates.
   The allegations were revealed just a week after Lieutenant Colonel
   Jeffrey Krusinski, the head of the Air Force`s sexual assault
   prevention program, was arrested and charged with sexual battery for
   allegedly groping a woman in a parking lot.
   A report released last week by the Pentagon revealed that as many as
   26,000 military personnel may have been sexually assaulted last year.
   Several Air Force instructors at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas are
   under investigation for sexual misconduct with trainees.
   A Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is
   angry and disappointed in "the breakdown in discipline and standards"
   over the allegations. Hagel has ordered all the services to retrain and
   recertify all military recruiters and personnel responsible for sexual
   assault prevention and response.
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