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Pterodactyl

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Wed Aug 7, 2013, 10:20 PM Aug 2013

Did San Diego mayor target victims of military sexual assault?

Source: CNN

Fernandez, along with Army veteran Gerri Tindley, joins 11 other women who have publicly accused Filner, 70, of making unwanted advances, from groping to verbal passes.

They are also among at least eight female veterans and members of the National Women's Veterans Association of America (NWVAA) in San Diego who have made accusations against the mayor. Almost all of the women say they were victims of sexual assault while they were in the military.

The women, like Fernandez, say the former chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee used his significant power and credentials to access military sexual assault survivors, who they say are less likely to complain.


Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/07/us/san-diego-mayor-scandal/index.html

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Did San Diego mayor target victims of military sexual assault? (Original Post) Pterodactyl Aug 2013 OP
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