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Austin backs change in military sex assault prosecution

by Lolita C. Baldor
| June 22, 2021 4:06 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, for the first time, said Tuesday he will support long-debated changes to the military justice system that would remove decisions on prosecuting sexual assault cases from military commanders.

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