President Obama Meets With U.S. Military Leaders Over The Growing Problem Of Sexual Assaults In The Military

U.S. President Barack Obama (3rd L) speaks to the media as he sits between Secretary of Defense Chucck Hagel and General Dempsey. Reuters/Yuri Gripas

Obama: Pentagon Leaders 'Ashamed' Over Sexual Assaults Plaguing Military -- CNN

(CNN) -- U.S. military leaders are "angry" and "ashamed" over sexual assaults plaguing the armed forces, President Barack Obama said Thursday after ordering top Pentagon officials to "leave no stone unturned" in the effort to stop the abuse.

The president's comments came the same day legislation was introduced in Congress to ease the victims' quest for justice, a move that followed news this month of two high-profile cases involving sexual assault in the military -- allegedly by the very service members tasked with preventing such crimes.

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