It's happened again. Just one week after a disgraced Air Force sexual assault prevention official was arrested for sexual battery, the U.S. Army is dealing with new allegations of sexual misconduct by one of its own officers in charge of the sex assault prevention unit at Fort Hood.

Army officials announced on Tuesday that a sergeant first class assigned to the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response & Prevention (SHARP) program at Fort Hood is under investigation for "pandering, abusive sexual contact and maltreatment of subordinates." Sources at the Department of Defense (DoD) have disclosed that the sergeant also allegedly forced subordinates into a prostitution ring.

The man under investigation has not been officially charged with these allegations and as such his identity has not been released. However, according to a statement from the Army, the officer was immediately suspended from all duties after the allegations surfaced.

"It has become painfully evident that saying the military has a cultural problem in regard to sexual assault and sexual misconduct, is a glaring understatement," said Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-Mass), co-chair of the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus. "At worst, this is a deep-rooted and widespread acceptance of unprofessional, inappropriate and criminal behavior. At best, it is willful denial of head-turning on the part of too many military leaders."

DoD Press Secretary George Little issued a statement Tuesday on behalf of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel regarding the investigation, and other equally alarming incidents that have surfaced over the past weeks.

"I cannot convey strongly enough [Hagel's] frustration, anger, and disappointment over these troubling allegations and the breakdown in discipline and standards they imply," Little said. "Secretary Hagel is looking urgently at every course of action to stamp out this deplorable conduct and ensure that those individuals up and down the chain of command who tolerate or engage in this behavior are appropriately held accountable."

Little also stated that in a bid to address the broader concerns that have stemmed from these allegations, Hagel is directing all the services to re-train, re-credential, and re-screen all sexual assault prevention and response personnel and military recruiters.

And Hagel is not the only one of this country's leaders who have promised to take action in light of recent events.

Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee also announced plans to unveil legislation on Thursday that would change military laws by taking the responsibility for dealing with sexual assault and related crimes away from military commanders and into the hands of independent prosecutors, thus removing "chain of command influence," according to various media reports.

"For the second time in a week we are seeing someone who is supposed to be preventing sexual assault being investigated for committing that very act," Gillibrand said. "It is time to get serious and get to work reforming the military justice system that clearly isn't working."

The Army Times reports that Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee has issued a statement saying that his committee is in the process of considering a number of measures to counter the sexual assault problems currently plaguing the military, including making specific changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice - measures that the senator hopes to introduce by next month.

Even President Barack Obama has cleared time to address the increasing prevalence of military sexual misconduct. He met with Defense Secretary Hagel last week, urging Hagel to "exponentially step up" efforts to pursue suspects in these incidents of sexual assault and to be aggressive as possible in prosecuting these cases, according to reports from ABC News.

"The bottom line is [that] I have no tolerance for this...I expect consequences," Obama said during a press conference.

"So I don't just want more speeches or awareness programs or training, [where] ultimately folks look the other way," he continued. "If we find out somebody's engaging in this, they've got to be held accountable - prosecuted, stripped of their positions, court martialed, fired, dishonorably discharged. Period."