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On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
In a sexual assault within the military, if there is a close connection between colleagues, your superior, a sexual assault within your unit is the sundering of a relationship that you had an expectation that was a relationship based on trust.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine discusses the impact of trust on sexual assault cases in the military.

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