In the military, sex assault victims labeled as mentally ill and forced out

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He said the sergeant who attacked her was preparing to transfer back home to his family, that it was better for everyone's career — hers included — to just move on. Then he tore up her sworn statement.

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Less than a month later, she began to receive bad job reviews and went to a mental health counselor for support.

What followed is familiar to many sexual-assault victims in the military, according to active and former troops, families, victim advocates and veterans groups.

Less than eight months after she reported the assault, Moore was diagnosed with a pre-existing psychiatric illness that she had never heard of: personality disorder. The Army kicked her out.

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