article_snippet: Gregory McQueen was an officer in Fort Hood's sexual assault prevention program and counseled victims of abuse.
article_snippet: My acts discredited the service.'
article_snippet: Corn, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and former military lawyer, told mySA: 'Not only is risk of significant punishment necessary for this misconduct, but there is an important deterrent message here.
article_snippet: the case is part of a spate of sex-related incidents in the military which have prompted further investigation by Congress. 
article_snippet: The US Senate last year blocked a bill that would have stripped military commanders of their authority to prosecute or prevent charges for alleged rapes and other serious offences.
article_snippet: Instructors, recruits and others have been prosecuted in a series of sex-abuse cases at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
article_snippet: A Pentagon study released last May on sex assault in the military found that more than 5,000 reports of sexual abuse had been filed in the previous fiscal year, a 50 percent increase from the previous 12 months.
highlights_snippet: Sergeant breached Sergeant Fort Hood role as advocate for victims of sexual abuse .
  