Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

* These numbers are reachable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Victims

Law Enforcement does not have to be informed.

The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program is designed to ensure you have the option of privacy in this matter. You must contact the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Coordinator (SARC) for your Area.

Only your SARC can guarantee your privacy, while attending to your well-being. The SARC will provide a cushion to your shock until you can make the right decision.

* These numbers are reachable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

For more information see I. A.M. Strong: What To Do.

Commanders

In the event of a Sexual Assault, follow the Commander's Sexual Assault Victim Assistance Checklist.

The goal of the Sexual Assault and Prevention Program is to prevent sexual assaults within 2ID through increasing awareness of the frequency of sexual assault in the military, educating all service members about sexual assault prevention, and protecting the rights and dignity of survivors. Sexual assault is a crime that erodes the basic foundation of trust vital to the success of military missions.

Objectives

• Prevention through training and education programs.
• Providing responsive treatment, support and advocacy to survivors.
• Protecting victims while preserving the right to choose a reporting option.
• Prompt investigation of sexual assault reports and offender accountability.
• System Accountability.

For more information, see the Leaders topics at the I. A.M. Strong Web Site.

Reporting Options

Service member sexual assault victims have two reporting options from which to choose. Victims may elect the restricted or unrestricted reporting option.

To preserve victim’s reporting option rights, 2ID service members must contact your Area Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC), if sexually assaulted. The Area SARC is the key for ensuring you are informed of the two reporting options, documenting victims’ elections, assigning victim advocates (VA) and activating the applicable support services based on the elected reporting options. Organizations receiving reports of sexual assault must immediately notify the Area SARC.

The restricted reporting option allows the victim to recieve medical, counseling and advocacy support without triggering an official investigation. To exercise this option, the victim may only report the sexual assault to a SARC, or Unit Victim Advocate (UVA), Health Care Provider (HCP), or Chaplain.

The unrestricted reporting option allows a victim of sexual assault the same services as restricted reporting, but allows for a full investigation to include the possibility of criminal prosecution. An unrestricted report requires official reporting through law enforcement and chain of command channels.

The restricted reporting options mandated by DOD for U.S service members and outlined in this regulation do not apply or Korean Augmentee to the United States Army (KATUSA).

The restricted reporting options mandated by DOD for service members and outlined in this regulation do not apply to family members of active duty or retired military, of any component, or DOD civilians, Invited Contractors or Technical Representative employees and their family members. Adult sexual assault victims, in the aforementioned categories, resulting from domestic abuse are eligible for restricted reporting. Victims may only report the incident to civilian HCP, UVA and Chaplains or the supervisors of the civilian UVAs.

Except for personnel serving as Area SARCs, UVAs, HCPs and Chaplains, all USFK civilian and military personnel are “mandatory reporters” of sexual assault. Sexual assault is a crime and mandatory reporters will immediately notify law enforcement of sexual assault incidents.

UVAs and HCPs receiving reports of sexual assault incidents must notify the Area SARC in lieu of law enforcement.

Chaplains receiving reports of sexual assault incidents should advise victims of the available support services and only with the victim’s written permission, notify the Area SARC.

References

• Army Command Policy, Chapter 8
• USFK Policy Letter 10
• EUSA Policy Letter 10
• 2ID Policy Letter 10

Forms

• USFK Reg 600-20

  See Appendices B-X