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And that's why they filed the lawsuit? >> well, many of them actually do feel that they're not taken seriously. one of the marine corps members, a young woman, said that even after she reported the rape, that she was forced to work alongside her accuser for months to come. that is a routine practice that many women report. they report being os tracizostr. they report being told no one will take them seriously. a lot of intimidation they say is going on. how widespread is this, 4,000 cases amongst hundreds of thousands of people in the united states military? but defense secretary robert gates,...

Lawsuit. >> dod has had decades to prove -- to fix the system and they have proven that they can't. they haven't done anything to change it so far. the culture of intimidation prevails. >> reporter: last year more than 2,400 military women openly reported sexual assault and commanders were notified and investigations began. that's a 4% decline from the previous year, but there were nearly 900 additional assault reports filed confidentially by women so traumatized they want their identities kept secret, an increase of 5%. the pentagon won't comment on the lawsuit. press secretary jeff morel tol...