Chelsea Manning Says She Was Sexually Assaulted By Officer While in the Military

TAPPER There were a ░░░░░░░░ of traumatizing experiences that ░░░░░░░░ write about from your ░░░░░░░░ from the military from ░░░░░░░░ prison time One that ░░░░░░░░ had not heard you ░░░░░░░░ about before is that ░░░░░░░░ are a survivor of ░░░░░░░░ assault while in the ░░░░░░░░ Last month as you ░░░░░░░░ know in a confidential ░░░░░░░░ some 36 000 service ░░░░░░░░ said they had been ░░░░░░░░ of sexual assault reports ░░░░░░░░ up 13 last year ░░░░░░░░ s just what s ░░░░░░░░ reported of course MANNING ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER There are victims ░░░░░░░░ there who like you ░░░░░░░░ they can t report ░░░░░░░░ because no one will ░░░░░░░░ them or no one ░░░░░░░░ care Tell us about ░░░░░░░░ MANNING Yeah So while ░░░░░░░░ was in the military ░░░░░░░░ under Don t ask ░░░░░░░░ t tell because this ░░░░░░░░ with a I was ░░░░░░░░ as male and the ░░░░░░░░ person was a male ░░░░░░░░ this would have been ░░░░░░░░ any kind of relation ░░░░░░░░ that happened in that ░░░░░░░░ frame would have been ░░░░░░░░ Also this was an ░░░░░░░░ enlisted encounter and it ░░░░░░░░ a non consensual encounter ░░░░░░░░ immediate instinct was to ░░░░░░░░ it to cover it ░░░░░░░░ and to pretend that ░░░░░░░░ didn t happen and ░░░░░░░░ started to eat at ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER I m so ░░░░░░░░ that happened.”