The Navy launched updates to the service’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response coverage and grownup sexual assault investigation procedures in NAVADMIN 151/22 on July 12.
The replace expands the flexibility of victims to file restricted sexual assault stories and updates procedures for expedited transfers for Sailors submitting unrestricted stories.
Efficient instantly, sexual assault victims retain the best to file restricted stories even when they’ve already disclosed the assault to their commander or personnel of their chain of command.
The restricted report choice is simply accessible if the sufferer has not reported the assault to legislation enforcement, together with navy prison investigative organizations (MCIO) such because the Naval Legal Investigative Service.
The choice can also be not accessible to those that have elected to make an unrestricted report and have signed a DD Type 2910 within the presence of a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) or SAPR Sufferer Advocate (VA) for a similar incident.
Even with this modification, commanders should nonetheless instantly report sex-related offenses inside their chain of command to their requisite MCIO liable for investigating such incidents. This consists of notifying MCIOs of sexual assaults no matter whether or not they occurred of their chain of command.
Additionally, this modification does not remove the requirement for navy legislation involvement and prison investigative organizations to research all stories and allegations of grownup sexual assault. Nonetheless, victims retain the best to not take part within the investigation.
Instructions should clarify these reporting necessities to every sufferer and guarantee they perceive these duties do not influence their capacity to file restricted or unrestricted stories.
The NAVADMIN additionally up to date procedures for Sailors who file unrestricted sexual assault stories and request an expedited switch. The brand new guidelines now give that member’s commander 5 days to evaluation, approve or disapprove these requests, up from the beforehand required three days.
Full particulars and get in touch with factors can be found within the NAVADMIN.
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