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Sen. McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, reveals officer raped her
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Mar 06, 2019 08:00pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Mar 06, 2019 02:00pm |
| Description | Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., a retired Air Force colonel and the first female fighter pilot to fly a combat mission, revealed on Wednesday that she was raped by a superior officer while in the military.
"So, like you, I also am a military sexual assault survivor, but unlike so many brave survivors, I didn’t report being sexually assaulted. Like so many women and men, I didn't trust the system at the time," McSally said at an Armed Services Committee Subcommittee hearing on military sexual assault.
"I blamed myself. I was ashamed and confused. I thought I was strong but felt powerless. The perpetrators abused their position of power in profound ways. In one case, I was preyed upon and raped by a superior officer."
She added, "I stayed silent for many years, but later in my career, as the military grappled with the scandals and their wholly inadequate responses, I felt the need to let some people know I, too, was a survivor." |
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