Anuradha Bhagwati

More Victims Want To Join Lawsuit Alleging Pentagon Ignored Sexual Harassment

Ryan J. Reilly | February 25, 2011, 9:15AM

Hundreds of people have contacted the law firm and military advocacy group associated with a federal lawsuit which accuses the Pentagon of not doing enough to prevent the rape and sexual harassment of members of the Armed Services.

"Our phones have been ringing off the hook for the last week," Anuradha Bhagwati, executive director of Service Women's Action Network (SWAN), told TPM in an interview this week. "I feel like it's the first time literally in military history where survivors have had a strong sense of institutional support -- and by institutional I mean a legitimate law firm and advocacy organization supporting the cause."

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