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Patrick Leahy: “What kind of a message does it send when somebody, especially somebody in power, trivializes sexual assault, even jokes…”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
What kind of a message does it send when somebody, especially somebody in power, trivializes sexual assault, even jokes about it?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy questions the impact of trivializing sexual assault on victims.

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