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Military Did Not Do Diligent Investigation Into Harassment Charges Made By Suzanne Swift
In a Democracy Now! exclusive, Army Specialist Suzanne Swift speaks out in her first national broadcast interview. After serving in Iraq, Swift was arrested and confined to base for going AWOL. She says she was sexually harassed and abused by her commanders in Iraq and at home. In the interview, Swift reveals for the first time that an Army investigation concluded in July that they could not substantiate her claims. Swift says, "For women considering going into [the military]: Don't." Her attorney, Keith Scherer, says, "It's pretty clear from the language in the report that they didn't do a diligent investigation."
Today, a Democracy Now exclusive. For the past several months, we have been covering the case of Suzanne Swift - she is the Army Specialist who was arrested and confined to base for going AWOL after her charges of sexual harassment and assault went un-addressed by the military.
Suzanne served in Iraq for a year but decided she could not return and went AWOL. She said she was sexually harassed both in Iraq and at her base in Fort Lewis, Washington. In June, the police arrested Suzanne in Eugene, Oregon and took her to the county jail. She was then transferred to Fort Lewis where she was confined to her base for 2 months.
Last week the Army completed its investigation into Swift's charges. Today, for the first time, Suzanne speaks to us _live - She's on the phone from Eugene Oregon. Also on the line are Suzanne's attorney, Keith Scherer and her mother, Sara Rich.
* Suzanne Swift, she went AWOL in January of 2006. She alleges she was sexually harassed repeatedly by her superiors in the Army.
* Keith Scherer, military defense attorney. We are also joined by Suzanne's attorney, Keith Scherer. He is a partner at Gagne, Scherer & Associates.
* Sara Rich, mother of Suzanne Swift.
More information at http://SuzanneSwift.org. Email Suzanne Swift's mother, Sara Rich, at formydaughtersuzanne [at] yahoo.com
LISTEN ONLINE:
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/18/1351245
Suzanne served in Iraq for a year but decided she could not return and went AWOL. She said she was sexually harassed both in Iraq and at her base in Fort Lewis, Washington. In June, the police arrested Suzanne in Eugene, Oregon and took her to the county jail. She was then transferred to Fort Lewis where she was confined to her base for 2 months.
Last week the Army completed its investigation into Swift's charges. Today, for the first time, Suzanne speaks to us _live - She's on the phone from Eugene Oregon. Also on the line are Suzanne's attorney, Keith Scherer and her mother, Sara Rich.
* Suzanne Swift, she went AWOL in January of 2006. She alleges she was sexually harassed repeatedly by her superiors in the Army.
* Keith Scherer, military defense attorney. We are also joined by Suzanne's attorney, Keith Scherer. He is a partner at Gagne, Scherer & Associates.
* Sara Rich, mother of Suzanne Swift.
More information at http://SuzanneSwift.org. Email Suzanne Swift's mother, Sara Rich, at formydaughtersuzanne [at] yahoo.com
LISTEN ONLINE:
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/18/1351245
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