Wisconsin legislators to consider bills tightening prohibitions on National Guard sex assaults
Posted on AllSides May 30th, 2023
From The Center
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lawmakers are set to consider a package of legislation that would tighten prohibitions on sexual assault within the Wisconsin National Guard after a scathing federal report found commanders had for years been flouting federal requirements for handling complaints. A study committee made up of legislators, district attorneys and military veterans began working on legislation last summer to tighten oversight of sexual assault complaints within the Wisconsin National Guard. The state Assembly’s military affairs committee was set to start the process toward floor votes with a public...
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