Major General Michael T Harrison, who has been stripped of his rank and forced to retire after failing to investigate claims of sexual assault against a colonel on his staff.
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A two-star U.S. Army general who failed to investigate claims of sexual assault against a colonel on his staff has been stripped of his rank and forced to retire.
The Army has announced that Major General Michael T. Harrison will be retired as a brigadier general after being suspended from his duties as commander of U.S. forces in Japan.
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An inspector general's investigation report released in April said that in March 2013 a Japanese woman accused the unidentified colonel on Harrison's staff, who he had known for 20 years, of sexually assaulting her.
But Harrison waited months to report it to criminal investigators, which was deemed a violation of Army rules.
In the report it was also said that he failed to treat the alleged victim with dignity and fairness and failed to remove the colonel from his position despite a pattern of allegations, according to Stars and Stripes.
But despite his subsequent suspension, the Army brought him to the Pentagon to make him director of programme analysis and evaluation for an Army deputy chief of staff.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2735907/Army-knocks-2-star-1-star-rank.html
Two-star U.S. Army general stripped of rank and forced to retire for failing to investigate sexual assault claims against officer he had known for more than 20 years
Major General Michael T. Harrison will be retired as a brigadier general
Failed to report claims of sexual assault against a colonel on his staff
Was suspended from duties as commander of U.S. forces in Japan
Critic have cited the case as why victims don't trust military to protect them
By JENNIFER NEWTON FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 12:23 EST, 27 August 2014 | UPDATED: 09:15 EST, 28 August 2014
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