President Biden on Wednesday is expected to sign an executive order that would make sexual harassment an offense under the military’s justice system and increase penalties for troops sharing explicit photographs of other service members without their permission.
President Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order making sexual harassment a criminal offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and enhancing the military’s response to domestic violence and wrongful distribution of intimate visual images.
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order designating sexual harassment as an offense in the US military’s judicial code. Biden took the step after it was included in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act.
President Biden has signed an executive order that will make sexual harassment in the military a criminal offense, with enforcement to be handled by outside investigators that are independent of the military's chain of command.
The White House said the order also strengthens military protections against domestic violence and the “wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images.”
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order designating sexual harassment as an offense in the US military's judicial
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