US senator, Martha McSally today revealed that a superior officer raped her while serving in the Air Force.
Senator Martha, 52, the first female US fighter pilot to fly in combat, made the revelation while speaking at a hearing on sex assaults in the military, media reports said.
Martha, a Republican from Arizona, however said she did not report the case as she was confused and felt ashamed.
According to a report, almost 6,800 sexual assaults were reported across the US military in 2017, which is a 10 percent rise from the previous year.
Speaking during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services subcommittee, she said she is a military sexual assault survivor adding that she didn’t trust the system at the time. (Agencies)
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