President Biden signs executive order on military sexual assault

January 27, 2022 8:37 AM

Published January 27, 2022 8:51 AM

(KYMA, KECY) - President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday changing the way sexual harassment and assault cases are prosecuted in the U.S. Military.

The historic changes to the Unified Code of Military Justice, or UCMJ, go into effect immediately.

It's part of an ongoing effort to shift sexually related crimes from military prosecutors to independent investigators.

It comes after the brutal murder of Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen at Foot Hood, Texas in 2020.

The Army says she was sexually harassed by a superior before her violent death.

The suspect killed himself before being taken into custody.

Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law last month.

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