Reported sexual assaults at military academies at a new height

By Mike Brest

Published February 17, 2022 6:47pm ET

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Reported sexual assaults at military academies at a new height — A sign stands outside of an entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. A culture of bad behavior and disrespect among athletes at U.S. military academies is one part of the continuing problem of sexual assaults at the schools, according to a new Defense Department report that comes in the wake of scandals that rocked teams at all three academies last year. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) | Patrick Semansky

The number of sexual assaults that were reported at the U.S. military academies during the 2020-21 school year was higher than it has been in nearly 20 years.

There were 131 such cases during that school year, according to a new Pentagon report, which is up from 88 in 2019-20, though those numbers were likely smaller at least in part due to the coronavirus pandemic requiring some closures.

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