West Point sees sexual assault reports nearly double

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The U.S. Military Academy saw the number of sexual assaults reported during the last academic year nearly double, according to a new report released by the Department of Defense on Wednesday.

The report, from the Pentagon’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, found there were 50 reports of sexual assaults at the West Point, N.Y., academy, an increase of 24 cases from the 2015-2016 school year.

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