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Short of stripping commanders of their authority to prosecute rape cases. pentagon leaders who oppose the effort said it would undermine commanders. it was sponsored by senator kirsten gillibrand. the new york democrat spearheaded an emotional campaign to curb military sexual assaults. >> we know that the deck is stacked against victims of sexual assaults in the military today, and today, sadly, we saw the same in the halls of congress. >> there were about 5,400 reports of sexual assault in the military in the 2013 fiscal year. that is a 60% increase compared with the same time in 2012. and ...

>> yeah, there shouldn't be. i have been a proponent of this for many, many years. having been a prosecutor, again, who has tried rape cases, in many states, unfortunately, there's a statute of limitations for rape cases. these are felony rape crimes. there is no reason why there should be a statute of limitations. we have about 20 states, though, let me be clear, that there are no statutes of limitation for rape cases but that's just simply not enough. bottom line is with all the dna matches and the advances we've made with dna, a match could be made many years later, sometimes after the stat...

I have been a proponent of this for many, many years. having been a prosecutor, again, who has tried rape cases, in many states, unfortunately, there's a statute of limitations for rape cases. these are felony rape crimes. there is no reason why there should be a statute of limitations. we have about 20 states, though, let me be clear, that there are no statutes of limitation for rape cases but that's just simply not enough. bottom line is with all the dna matches and the advances we've made with dna, a match could be made many years later, sometimes after the statute has passed, and also, it ...

Advocate. the desensitized nature of what happened here and like jeffrey said, there's a certain brazen attitude about these defendants in terms of this crime. they then come in and say you know, we did this and how can we work it out, they were insistent that they did not rape this young lady and in fact, when you look at some of the witness testimony, the victim was put on trial, which is often what happens in rape cases. and i hope that the adults, you know, i've got to ask, where were the parents who own the home where this party took place with all of this drinking. where were the coaches...

Trial, which is often what happens in rape cases. and i hope that the adults, you know, i've got to ask, where were the parents who own the home where this party took place with all of this drinking. where were the coaches, where were the teachers, the educators and the parents of these young people to guide and direct them. so i hope that the attorney general broadens his net and that there is a full scale investigation of so many more people who clearly had so much to do with this. there is a law in ohio that can, you know, cause someone to be charged for failing to report a felony, and clea...