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Army knocks 2-star down to 1-star rank
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ARMY_SEXUAL_ASSAULT?SITE=VANOV&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTArmy knocks 2-star down to 1-star rank
By ROBERT BURNS
AP National Security Writer
Aug 27, 1:23 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A two-star Army general faulted for failing to properly investigate sexual assault and other accusations against a colonel on his staff will be retired at one-star rank, the Army announced Wednesday.
The decision by Army Secretary John M. McHugh comes more than a year after Maj. Gen. Michael T. Harrison was suspended from his duties as commander of U.S. Army forces in Japan.
His case has been cited as evidence of why sex-crime victims say they don't trust the military to protect them, despite efforts by senior Pentagon officials, including Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, to make commanders accountable.
In March the Pentagon turned back an effort in Congress to strip commanders of the authority to prosecute cases, especially those related to sexual assault, and hand the job to seasoned military lawyers.