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A soldier already imprisoned at Joint Base Lewis-McChord for multiple child sex assaults now faces a murder charge for the death of a civilian taxi driver when he was on the run to avoid his court-martial, Army officials said.
Female US Marines thirteen times likelier than civilians to report unwanted sexual contact
Stricter rules are now in place for soldiers who are accused of serious crimes, such as sexual assault while serving.
The change comes after reporting from ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Military Times revealed that hundreds of soldiers charged with offenses like sexual assault and domestic violence left the Army without facing courts-martial.
The U.S. Army will no longer allow military commanders to decide on their own whether soldiers accused of certain serious crimes can leave the service rath