The Army's hidden child abuse epidemic (7 min)

Chris Engel 7/29/138:30 PM

"While the Army’s intense public attention has been focused on suicides, domestic violence and sex assaults in the ranks, Liyah is part of an epidemic of child abuse inside the Army so under the radar that even top brass were unaware of its scope and an alarming spike in cases. Nearly 30,000 children have suffered abuse or neglect in Army homes over the past decade, an Army Times investigation shows.

"Beatings, torture and starvation claimed the lives of 118 Army children.

"More than 1,400 children were subjected to sexual abuse...."

http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130729/NEWS06/306170030/The-Army-s-hidden-child-abuse-epidemic

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