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WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed by 28 men and women who said they were sexually abused while in the military.
U.S. District Judge Liam O'Grady last week dismissed the suit against former Defense Secretaries Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates, citing precedent advising against judicial interference in military matters.
The 28 plaintiffs -- three men and 25 women -- said they were harassed, sexually assaulted or raped during their time in the military, and their cases were either not handled well or dismissed by their units. Many of the plaintiffs said they were forced to leave the military after the attacks even though their alleged attackers received little or no punishment.
Plaintiffs' attorney Susan Burke said she will appeal the decision.
"We are not surprised, but we are disappointed," she told Marine Corps Times. "We do not believe that rape and sexual assault should be deemed incidental to serving in the military."
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