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Military Justice (UCMJ) are underway; Sexual Assault cases are to be removed from commanders' purview. As of 29 December 2023, by the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, prosecution for sexual assault, and 13 other crimes are no longer in the unit commander's chain of command; rather a specially trained prosecutor in the office of special trial counsel, which is part of an O-7 judge advocate office will prosecute the case.
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