Obviously, this is a terrible thing, Mr. Easter. We as the government, as you know, don't condone it in or out of the military. We've taken specific steps to further criminalize and make these as serious as possible, because no member of the armed forces should be subject to any type of assault, and certainly not a sexual assault in the armed forces. This is intolerable. Individuals who commit these offences should pay the price. That has been our position.
On May 29th, 2014. See this statement in context.