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Peace Corps failing to protect volunteers from sexual assault, says government report

A government watchdog says the Peace Corps is failing to do enough to protect volunteers from sexual assault. The percentage of women in the Peace Corps who say they've suffered a sexual assault rose to 38 percent in 2016. In 2015 a whistleblower spoke to "CBS This Morning" about her belief there was a culture of "victim blaming." Her complaint launched a lengthy investigation, and the results have recently became public. Kris Van Cleave reports.
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