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Arizona senator says she was raped while in Air Force

Arizona Senator Martha McSally revealed that she had been raped by a superior office while serving in the US Air Force. [AFP]

Arizona Senator Martha McSally, the first woman to fly in combat for the US Air Force, said Wednesday that she had been raped by a superior officer while in the service.

McSally, 52, who spent 26 years in the Air Force and commanded a fighter squadron, revealed the attack in emotional remarks during a Senate subcommittee hearing on sexual assault in the military.

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