1. Do you rely on civilian law enforcement to investigate and prosecute sexual assault cases against members of your Guard unit? We rely on civilian law enforcement as a first option. If civil authorities decline to prosecute, we refer the matter to the Office of Complex Investigation at National Guard Bureau, who investigates for us. 2. Does your state UCMJ have any specific language regarding investigating or prosecuting sexual assault cases? If so, please provide some details or the specific statute. Yes, the Maine Code of Military Justice (MCMJ) incorporates the entire Maine set of sexual offenses as military offenses. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/37-B/title37-Bsec461.html 3. Does your state UCMJ allow you to do the equivalent of an Article 32 hearing in the federal system? If so, under what circumstances? No. 4. Is there a statute of limitations for sexual assault against members of the military? If so, what is the length? If tried in civilian court, the statute of limitations is not specific to military. If tried under the MCMJ, the statute of limitations is 2 years. We would refer this to civilian authorities in the first instance. 5. When was your UCMJ last updated? 2013 6. Are you currently pursuing any changes to your UCMJ in relation to rape or sex assault? Not at this time, we made these changes in 2013. 7. In the last five years, have you held a court martial as a result of a sexual assault allegation within your Guard unit? No. 8. In the last five years, have you meted out any of the following punishments resulting from a sex assault allegation made against a member of your unit? GOMAR and/or letters or reprimand: No Dishonorable Discharge: No Other type of discharge (please specify): Yes, other than honorable. (Soldier was in civil custody.) Forced resignation: No Forced retirement: No Other (please specify): NA 9. What would your Guard unit like, that you do not have now, to help you combat sexual assaults? The program would benefit from having a full-time SARC position funded for the Maine Army National Guard and Maine Air National Guard. Sexual assault is a crime that devastates the survivor and the community. Recognizing that sexual assault is a problem, the Army has implemented a robust program of prevention and response. Sexual assault is a problem that is not unique to the military, therefore, we partner with the community to collaborate with prevention efforts and strategies for holding offenders accountable. We would welcome more institutions, organizations and places of employment to join with us to fight against sexual assault. 10. Anything else you would like to tell us about how your Guard unit investigates and prosecutes sexual assault cases? The crime of sexual assault has no place in the National Guard and we will take every measure we possibly can to protect victims and to prevent incidents from happening. The Maine National Guard is committed to eliminating incidents of sexual assault through sustained senior leader involvement, increasing awareness through education and awareness programs, providing methods to effectively intervene on behalf of fellow guard members through anonymous and confidential reporting, and holding offenders accountable.