News January 17th 2025

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Sexual Harassment Added as “Covered Offense” Under the Authority of the Office of Special Trial Counsel

January 17th, 2025

WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro issued ALNAV 001/25 on Jan. 10, 2025, updating the policy governing the investigation of formal sexual harassment complaints. As of Jan. 26, 2022, sexual harassment has been a separate offense under Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. In the fiscal year 2023 NDAA, Congress added formal, substantiated complaints of Article 134 sexual harassment to the existing list of …