By WIBW
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Senator Jerry Moran has signed onto a bill that would help prevent military sexual assault, as well as to hold offenders accountable.
Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) says he joined Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) when he became the 60th cosponsor of the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act to secure passage in the Senate. He said the legislation would reform the way the military prosecutes serious crimes by moving the decision from the chain of command to independent, trained, professional military prosecutors.
According to Sen. Moran, the bill also provides several new provisions, including improved training for commanders and increased physical security measures.
“There is no place in our military for sexual assault, and we must work to ensure every perpetrator is prosecuted and every victim is heard,” said Sen. Moran. “I appreciate Sens. Ernst, Grassley and Gillibrand’s leadership on this issue, and will continue to work to ensure that we hold perpetrators and enablers of sexual assault in the military accountable.”