First Sergeant Considerations
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Ensure Safety & Medical Well-being
Preserve Evidence
Victim Behaviors (Fight, Flight or
Freeze)
Collateral Misconduct
Victim & Alleged Offender’s
Interactions
Rumor Control
Reporting Resources
Life Threatening EMERGENCIES—911
Maxwell-Gunter Sexual Assault
334-953-8696
Reporting Hotline (24/7) (DSN 493)
To access a 1-800 number from a DSN line dial
809-463-3376 wait for dial tone, then dial the 800
number
Military One Source
Communication Guidelines for
Dealing with Victims of Sexual
Assault
If you believe someone is about to disclose a
sexual assault to you it’s okay to stop them and
make them aware of their options. For
example, you could say something along these
lines:
Let me stop you for a moment. I want you
to know I’m here for you and ready to
listen if you need help, but I don’t want
you to lose any options that may be
available to you by disclosing too much
information to me at this time. If you
think you might like to speak with the
Sexual Assault Response Coordinator
before we continue this discussion, I can
put you in touch with him/her
immediately. Just know that if you
disclose a sexual assault to me, I will
have to report that assault to law
enforcement.
THEN CALL THE SARC!
Supervisors/1SGTs/Commanders are
mandatory reporters once they’ve been told a
crime has occurred
1-800-342-9647
Healthcare Providers at any Military Treatment
Chaplains: 334-953-2109
ONLY CALL THESE NUMBERS IF YOU ARE 100%
SURE YOU WANT TO MAKE AN UNRESTRICTED
REPORT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
REPORTING OPTIONS CALL THE SARC FIRST.
Office of Special
Investigations (OSI)
953-7094
Maxwell-Gunter SFS
953-7222
Montgomery Police Department
241-2708
AFI- 36-6001 and DODI 6495
Rape and Incest National Network 1-800-656-HOPE
www.rainn.org
www.sapr.mil
Maxwell-Gunter Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
Office300 South Twining South, Bldg 760 RM 2D-21
Maxwell AFB AL 36112
Maxwell-Gunter AFB
Sexual Assault Prevention and
Response Program
Definition of Sexual Assault
Restricted
The following definition of sexual assault has been
directed by DoD and is for training and educational
purposes only. This definition does not affect in any
way the definition of any offenses under the Uniform
Code of Military Justice.
Commanders are
encouraged to consult with their Staff Judge
Advocate for complete understanding of this
definition in relation to the UCMJ.
Sexual assault is a crime. Sexual assault is defined
as intentional sexual contact, characterized by use of
force, physical threat or abuse of authority or when
the victim does not or cannot consent. Sexual
assault includes rape, nonconsensual sodomy (oral or
anal sex), indecent assault (unwanted, inappropriate
sexual contact or fondling), or attempts to commit
these acts. Sexual assault can occur without regard
to gender or spousal relationship or age of victim.
“Consent” shall not be deemed or construed to
mean the failure by the victim to offer physical
resistance. Consent is not given when a person uses
force, threat of force, coercion or when the victim is
asleep, incapacitated, unconscious or has consumed
alcohol.
Definition of Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination
that involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests
for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical
conduct of a sexual nature when any of the following
situations occur:
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Report will not trigger
the investigative
process, command will
not be notified
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Forensic evidence can
be collected without
giving up
confidentiality
Allows victims time
and control of the
release and
management of their
personal information
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Active duty military
personnel in the
Armed Forces
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Members of the
Reserve if performing
federal duty
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Members of the
National Guard in
Federal service (Title
10 status)
Coast Guard when
attached to the
Department of
Defense
Any sexual assault
report made through
normal reporting
channels:
o Chain of
Command
o Law Enforcement
o AFOSI
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Any sexual assault
report made to the
SARC or healthcare
provider where the
individual does not
elect restricted
reporting
Victim can still engage
services of base Victim
Advocate and/or SARC
Who can make an
unrestricted report:
Who can make a restricted
report:
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Conduct made explicitly or implicitly as a
term or condition of a person’s job, pay, or
career.
Submission to or rejection of such conduct
is used as a basis for career or employment
decisions.
Conduct has the purpose or effect of
interfering with an individual’s work
performance or creates an intimidating,
hostile, or offensive working environment.
Confidential report
when made to the base
Sexual Assault
Response Coordinator
(SARC) or to a
healthcare provider
Unrestricted
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Active Duty military
personnel
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Retired member of any
component
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Dependents
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AF civilian employees
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Contractors
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Reservists, Guard and
Coastguard (at anytime)
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Cadets
Feel safe: Rape is a traumatic violation of
a person. Especially in the beginning, it is
often difficult for victims to be alone.
Be believed: With acquaintance rape
especially, victims need to be believed that
what occurred was, in fact, rape.
Know it was not their fault: Most rape
victims feel guilty and feel that the attack
was somehow their fault. Self blame may
complicate long term recovery.
Regain control of their life: When a
person is raped, they may feel completely
out of control of what is happening to them
during the reporting and investigation
process. A significant step on the road to
recovery is to regain a sense of control in
little as well as big decisions.
Remember…
The Most Important Words to
Communicate To A Survivor:
“I’m glad you are alive”
“It’s not your fault”
“I’m sorry this happened to you”
“You did what you needed to do to
Survive”
When in Doubt call the SARC!
Restricted vs. Unrestricted Reporting
After a rape, survivors may be openly
upset or may be numb and seemingly calm.
The victim needs to:
What to do..