Army Forces 2-Star General To Retire As 1-Star For Failing To Report Sex Assault

In this image provided by the Army, Maj. Gen. Michael T. Harrison Sr., left, commander of U.S. Army Japan and I Corps (Forward), stands aboard a craft near Tengan Pier in Okinawa, Japan, during a tour of some of the ... In this image provided by the Army, Maj. Gen. Michael T. Harrison Sr., left, commander of U.S. Army Japan and I Corps (Forward), stands aboard a craft near Tengan Pier in Okinawa, Japan, during a tour of some of the 505th Quartermaster Battalion’s facilities on Chibana Compound. Harrison has been suspended from his duties for allegedly failing to report or properly investigate an allegation of sexual assault, the Army said Friday, June 7, 2013. Harrison was suspended by the Army chief of staff, Gen. Ray Odierno, and Army Secretary John McHugh, the Army said. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, Chip Steitz) MORE LESS
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army says it has forced a two-star general to retire as a one-star general after he was disciplined for failing to properly handle a sexual assault allegation in his command in Japan.

The decision was made and announced Wednesday by Army Secretary John M. McHugh.

McHugh determined that Maj. Gen. Michael T. Harrison will be retired as a brigadier general. Under federal law, commissioned officers retire at the highest rank in which they are determined to have served satisfactorily.

In June 2013 Harrison was suspended from his duties as commander of U.S. Army Forces in Japan for allegedly failing to report or properly investigate an allegation of sexual assault.

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