Military Law,
Criminal
May 25, 2021
Sexual assault: The law versus accountability
The time has come to revisit the Feres problem of whether intra-military sexual assault qualifies as an “activity incident to service.”
William Slomanson
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Email: bills@tjsl.edu
William Slomanson is also the author of California Procedure in a Nutshell (5th ed. 2014).
"Jane Doe" was raped by a friend while unconscious. She suffered internal injuries from this boiler room incident. Her college did not conduct a forensic examination. She filed a restricted report to preserve her anonymity. She feared retaliation, because of the allegedly misogynistic culture at her institution. She had successfully completed two years of college, but opted to leave. She subsequently filed suit, alleging that her former school's sexual assault policie...
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