Reports of sexual assaults in US military drop for first time in nearly a decade

Reports of sexual assaults in the US military dropped for the first time in nearly a decade, according to a new Pentagon report released on Thursday, breaking what had been an upward trend in recent years. A confidential survey also found the number of service members who experienced some type of unwanted sexual contact dropped nearly 20%, a reduction which left the Pentagon “cautiously optimistic” that its efforts to target sexual assault and harassment are beginning to show results. 7,266 …