Tanya Austin

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Tanya Austin speaks about the case of a Coast Guard woman who was raped by a shipmate. She filed a complaint, providing a confession letter written by the rapist. But the Coast Guard told her she would be discharged because surviving rape made her ineligible for worldwide deployment. She launched a nine-month battle to keep her job and change the policy. She tells her story at stopmilitaryrape.org, where there is also more information about rape and abuse in the military.

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Mar 13th 2008
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