Defense Secretary Austin calls for review of viral sexual harassment video

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is calling for a review of a viral video describing sexual harassment in which a female soldier said the failed system is the reason why women in the military commit suicide.

“I found the video deeply disturbing,” Austin told reporters after a long pause during his press debut as secretary on Friday.

In the video, a teary-eyed woman in a Marine Corps shirt describes how the commanding general allegedly overrode an admission of guilt to retain a sexual assault perpetrator.

“This is exactly why f---ing females f---ing kill themselves. This is exactly why nobody f---ing takes us seriously,” the woman said in a TikTok video posted after facing her perpetrator in court, expecting that he would be honorably discharged.

“I take this issue of sexual assault very, very seriously,” Austin said, reiterating comments made during his Jan. 19 nomination hearing, when he vowed to address sexual assault and harassment in the military.

So far, the secretary said the Pentagon is working to gather data, but he promised actions to address sexual assault and harassment in short order.

“We have been working at this for a long time in earnest, but we haven’t gotten it right,” Austin admitted.

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