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Investigations of serious offenses involving military personnel such as rape, indecent assault, drugs, or larceny are usually conducted by a criminal investigative agency, such as the Army's Criminal Investigation Command (CID).
Although you may contact the DOD Hotline at any time, a faster way to resolve your complaint is usually to first contact your local or command-level Inspector General's Office. Call the Inspector General Hotline at 800-424-9098.
Domestic abuse may also involve physical abuse, including sexual abuse. The use, attempted use or threatened use of force is considered domestic abuse and is an offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, as well as state and federal laws.
Article 128, UCMJ (Assault) Under the UCMJ, any person who: (1) attempts to do bodily harm to another; (2) offers to be bodily harm to another; or (3) does bodily harm to another person is guilty of assault. Bodily harm is broadly defined as “an offensive touching of another, however, slight.”
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These include: simple assault, aggravated assault, assault with a deadly weapon, sexual assault, vehicular assault, and. felony assault.
Simple assault is usually the least severe assault crime, and it is generally charged as misdemeanor assault. Further, the laws of some jurisdictions set forth different degrees of simple assault.
In the worst cases this can lead to the early termination of a military career, and may even have an impact on work and personal life once the victim has left the forces.
Beyond possible jail time, mandatory fines, and a driver's license suspension, you could face other non-judicial punishments, or even face a court-martial. This means what you can expect to happen is facing anything from a reprimand to imprisonment and dishonorable discharge.