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A congressman wants members of the U.S. armed forces\u00a0to stop sexual abuse on military installations and forward operating bases, including crimes by allied troops in their own countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A congressman wants to\u00a0force\u00a0the Pentagon to\u00a0empower\u00a0members of the\u00a0armed forces\u00a0to\u00a0confront\u00a0sexual abuse on military installations and forward operating bases, including crimes by foreign nationals in their own countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., announced Wednesday he would introduce a bill\u00a0that, should it become law,\u00a0the Mandating America’s Responsibility to Limit Abuse, Negligence and Depravity,\u00a0or Martland\u00a0Act<\/a>.\u00a0Named after\u00a0a\u00a0Green Beret who helped assault an alleged Afghan child molester, the bill\u00a0<\/span>would force the Defense Department to expandenact\u00a0new policy expanding<\/span> the scope of abuse service members should intervene to stop. The bill says it is in\u00a0response to reports that\u00a0soldiers\u00a0and\u00a0Marines have been “advised\u00a0to respect cultural and religious practices of Afghans and told that sexual abuse perpetrated by local allies was a matter of Afghan law.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The legislation, officially the Mandating America’s Responsibility to Limit Abuse, Negligence and Depravity,\u00a0or\u00a0Martland\u00a0Act<\/a>,\u00a0says that “human rights violations, including child abuse, shall not be conducted or condoned on any U.S. military instillation”\u00a0in the U.S. and abroad\u00a0\u2014\u00a0whether the perpetrator is\u00a0American\u00a0or\u00a0foreign.\u00a0It requires the Pentagon\u00a0to submit\u00a0to Congress “a comprehensive plan detailing the procedures by which the Secretary will implement the policy” within 90 days of the bill’s passage into law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SFC Charles Martland <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo Credit: Defense Department<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bill cites as an example and precedent\u00a0a Pentagon policy<\/a> that instructs troops\u00a0armed forces members <\/span>to oppose prostitution, forced labor\u00a0and human trafficking.\u00a0As an example demonstrating the need for the policy, t<\/span>The bill quotes a U.S. soldier stationed in southern Afghanistan who said Afghan police officers brought boys onto a base to sexually abuse: “At night we could hear [the boys] screaming but we’re not allowed to do anything about it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hunter’s chief of staff, Joe Kasper, told the Army Times that Hunter\u00a0is working to secure\u00a0co-sponsors and plans to introduce the bill later this week as an amendment\u00a0to the National Defense Authorization Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Pentagon spokesperson said the Defense Department\u00a0does not comment on pending legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quinn and Martland were reprimanded\u00a0for the incident\u00a0in Kunduz province, but\u00a0remained\u00a0in the Army<\/span>;\u00a0Martland eventually re-enlisted while Quinn left the Army in 2012. But last year the resulting blemish\u00a0in his NCO evaluation\u00a0report\u00a0from that incident tabbed Martland\u00a0along with hundreds of other noncommissioned officers for involuntary separation\u00a0via the Army’s qualitative management program, a quality-control process.it’s mechanism for downsizing while in theory keeping the best soldiers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 29: Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) speaks during a news conference held by House Republicans on “Protecting America’s Veterans” at the U.S. Capitol May 29, 2014 in Washington, DC. Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL), Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, and other leading Republicans have called for Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki to step down in the wake of an unfolding scandal relating to treatment of U.S. Veterans detailed in a recent investigative report. (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., has been a supporter of Special Forces Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo Credit: Win McNamee\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hunter, other members of Congress\u00a0and several fellow soldiers\u00a0have fought what they characterize as\u00a0the Army\u00a0kicking\u00a0out a talented\u00a011-year service member\u00a0and Bronze Star recipient for confronting a child abuser. His separation, originally set for last Nov. 1, 2015, <\/span>has repeatedly<\/a> been delayed by the Army, most recently<\/a>a two-month push-back <\/span>until May 1 to allow him to appeal to the Army Board for the Correction of Military Records. <><\/kyle:><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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