Posted on 12/22/2014 8:16:50 PM PST by GonzoII
At least three rapes and 22 sexual assaults have been perpetrated against men in the armed forces in the two years to October 2014, according to new figures released under a freedom of information request.
The statistics reveal that a 20-year-old serviceman was allegedly subjected to "assault by penetration" last February by a group of seven men aged between 21 and 33, according to The Times.
A second servicemen aged 28 was also reportedly attacked in a similar manner in May by another gang of seven colleagues aged between 20 and 26.
Three servicemen, one as young as 18, were allegedly attacked by smaller gangs of men in other penetrative incidents last year. A further two male military personnel were subjected to the same type of degrading attack by one alleged perpetrator.
The figures, released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), were described by Labour MP and anti-sexual violence campaigner Madeleine Moon as "horrific".
"It is over, above and beyond anything I could have ever imagined was happening," she told The Times. "[The figures] reinforce all I have ever said about the total failure of the MoD to protect service personnel."
Former army officer Major Ross McLeod said troops have penetrated fellow male soldiers using broom handles or other objects as a way to bully and intimidate them.
"Sexual assault and male rape are unfortunately pretty routine army bullying tactics," he said.
"The military culture which has been perpetuated and protected since time immemorial is one in which these attacks are neither surprising or appalling, but rather entirely predictable."
Des James, the father of one of four young soldiers who died in mysterious circumstances at Deepcut barracks in 1995, said no lessons have been learnt about how to protect military personnel despite repeated scandals involving abuse and bullying.
"It really depresses me so much to have these things still happening," he said.
A spokeswoman for the MoD said there is no evidence to suggest that sexual assault and rape occurs more frequently in the army than in wider society.
"We recognise the courage it takes to come forward and report a sexual offence, which is precisely why we have extensive support systems in place and investigate any allegation thoroughly," she said.
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"The Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton" and apparently a lot more was learned in the domitory rooms there.
This Englishwoman may be the cause of the problem
Umm yeah has been for Centuries! Why do you think they are so effed up?
Why the long face, dear heart?
(Hubba hubba!)
Those Vikings ripping off all the good looking English chicks really messed them up, eh?
I believe Archie referred to England as a “fagdom”
A friend of mine barely escaped from such a situation in North Carolina in ‘67. Inserting openly gay men into the service GUARANTEES it will become more common, and chase straight men out of the service. Like the “peeping” revealed on boats and ships of the Navy by men of women, it is to be expected and is natural, wrong, but natural.
Whenever you hear somebody going rank on fellow soldiers for mo apparent reason, this is one of the reasons.
Yup. Really sick.
Of course, this is the sick social emergence of which the American “media” dare not speak. The same has been occurring to our troops as well, but it’ll never see the bright light of scrutiny in this country.
Well, those guys are going to have to find a way to deal with it. I know what I would do.
Oh, the irony, as Archie is just the American version of the British original.
Lucky all those fags were there in 1914 and 1940.
If I remember right Lord Kitchner was well known to try to have his way with men. There is a story that young British aristocrats would tell their servants to sleep against the door to prevent Kitchner from barging in.
The nearest land is never more than six miles away.
he had homo privilege before it was fashionable I guess
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