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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel introduces Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office Director, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Snow, during a news conferene about the Defense Department's sexual assault prevention and response program, Thursday, May 1, 2014, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks to reporters about the Defense Department's sexual assault prevention and response program, Thursday, May 1, 2014, at the Pentagon. Hagel said sexual assaults are a threat to both women and men in uniform. And he says the Pentagon must do more to fight a culture that discourages victims from reporting assault. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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The director of the Massachusetts State Government website @MassGov on Thursday issued a formal apology to sexual assault victims after a tweet from the website charged that "sexual assault is always avoidable." (Twitter)