IN THE EVENT OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT:
In order to stop sexual harassment, the aggrieved is encouraged to make an informal sexual harassment complaint. Report the inappropriate behavior to your chain of command through your SHARP representative. If you are a civilian, report the behavior immediately to your supervisor, or to the Equal Employment Opportunity office.
If the behavior persists, file a formal sexual harassment complaint through your brigade SHARP representative. If you are a civilian, report the incident to your Equal Employment Opportunity office.
WHAT CLASSIFIES SEXUAL ASSAULT?
Sexual Assault is defined as intentional sexual contact characterized by the use of force, threats, intimidation, or abuse of authority or when the victim does not or cannot consent. The term includes a broad category of sexual offenses consisting of the following specific UCMJ offenses: rape, sexual assault, aggravated sexual contact, abusive sexual contact, forcible sodomy (forced oral or anal sex), or attempts to commit these offenses.
IN THE EVENT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
1. Get to a safe place. If you are in need of urgent medical attention, call 911. If you are not injured, you still need medical assistance to protect your health.
2. Contact your local SHARP representative or call the following MDW 24/7 Sexual Assault Hotline:
- Fort Belvoir/Fort Walker at 703-740-7029
- Fort Meade: 443-845-0876
- Joint Base Myers/Henderson Hall: 703-217-9940
- Carlise Barracks Helpline: 717-245-4998
- Fort Detrick 24/7 Helpline 240-674-2802
- DoD Safe Helpline: 1-877-995-5247
- Unable to call toll-free: 202-540-5962
- Text: 55-247 (inside the U.S.)
- Text: 202-470-5546 (outside the U.S.)
3. To protect evidence, do not shower, brush your teeth, put on makeup, eat, or drink, or change clothes until advised to do so. You, or your SHARP representative may report the crime to Army or local law enforcement.
*Victims of sexual assault are encouraged to contact law enforcement. The Army has instituted avenues for reporting sexual assault in the form of Restricted and Unrestricted Reporting.
RESTRICTED SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORT:
Allows a sexual assault victim to confidentially disclose the details of their assault to specified individuals and receive medical treatment and counseling, without triggering the official investigative process. Sexual assault victims who are sexually assaulted and desire restricted reporting under this policy may only report the assault to the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC), Victim Advocate (VA), or a Healthcare Provider (HCP).
UNRESTRICTED SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORT:
Unrestricted Reporting is the military’s preferred reporting method because it provides the widest latitude to help and protect victims of sexual assault. Through the unrestricted option, details of the incident are kept confidential and are only disclosed on a need-to-know basis. An unrestricted report triggers an investigation so that offenders may be held accountable, and the safety of the victim is ensured.
CATCH A SERIAL OFFENDER (CATCH)
The Catch a Serial Offender (CATCH) Program gives victims of sexual assault making a Restricted Report an opportunity to anonymously disclose suspect information to help the Department of Defense identify repeat offenders. CATCH allows sexual assault victims (Service members and adult dependents) to discover if the suspect in their Restricted Report may have also assaulted another person (a "match" in the CATCH website), and having that knowledge, decide whether to convert their Restricted Report to Unrestricted to initiate an investigation of the serial offender suspect.