So this is the story from the land always fighting for democracy and human right, but at the backyard of the country, this can be go unnotice ???
The Star Online > Worldupdates
August 24
at U.S. military school -report, 2006
Sex assault rife
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Almost one in five women and one in 25 men attending The Citadel military college have been sexually assaulted since enrolling, a survey published on Wednesday found.
The survey, which was commissioned by the state-funded school, also found that 68 percent of female cadets and 17 percent of male cadets reported sexual harassment while attending The Citadel.
The incidence of sexual assault and harassment at the Citadel was higher than at any of three federally funded armed services academies -- West Point, the Air Force Academy and the Naval Academy, where surveys on sexual behavior were done in 2004, the Charleston Post and Courier newspaper said.
The alleged sexual assaults included unwanted touching, stroking, fondling of private parts and kissing. Male and female cadets also reported unwanted sexual intercourse, oral sex, anal sex or sexual penetration with an object.
The survey, which was first reported by the newspaper and also posted on the school's Web site, was conducted in the spring. All but four of the 188 female cadets at the time participated while 487 of the 1,777 male cadets responded.
"I was disappointed," Lt. Gen. John Rosa, a former Citadel student who has been its president since January, said at a news conference on Wednesday.
"I came back here to make a difference. By my experience, most of what I saw did not surprise me. We are dealing with this across this nation. In order for us to address these issues, we've got to discuss them openly and honestly."
The Citadel, founded in 1842, admitted women to its Corps of Cadets for the first time 10 years ago under court order. A "Save the Males" campaign by some alumni and students followed. The Corps of Cadets has more than 2,000 students this year.
Rosa said having female cadets at the school was not a reason for the sexual harassment.
"Look at the survey," he said. "Men are being assaulted. Men are being harassed just like women are."
The Citadel considers itself the nation's largest military college program outside the federally funded service academies. Cadets at the school are educated within a classic military system and about 40 percent of the graduates earn military commissions with the rest entering the job market or going to graduate school.
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