. >> in the year 2000, dr carol o'brien developed a 16-bed treatment facility. the program was only available to female sexual assault victims. >> what was your reaction when you heard men coming forward saying it was happening to them. >> i was surprised. i really wanted to hear more. >> in 2003, the facility opened its doors to men. what did you learn from the men that joined your program? >> we learnt that it takes a lot for a man to be willing to report the amount of shame or fear about the reaction of others is pretty profound. men are worried if they were sexually assaulted by another man and they are married. and they tell their wife, they'll think they are gay. >> i nevered talked to anyone until i checked into the va. the day i checked in i broke down and cried. >> many of o'brien's patients deal with old wounds. he received weeks of therapy after waiting 50 years before assault. >> i was recluesive. i had been car nid -- married three times and was becoming a her mitt because i couldn't get my mind away from the event and the person. >> how difficult i

dr. carol o'brien developed what is now a 16-bed treatment facility, originally the program was only available to female sexual assault victims. what was your reaction when you heard that men were coming forward and saying it happened to them? >> i was like most people, kind of surprised by that. i really wanted to hear more. >> in 2003 the facility opened its doors to men. what did you learn from the men that joined your program? >> we learned that it takes a lot in order for a man to be willing to report the amount of shame or fear about the reaction of others is pretty profound. men are often worried that if they were sexually assaulted by another man and they're married, if they tell their wife, their wife will say you must be gay. >> i never talked about it with anyone until i checked into the v.a. the day i checked into the v.a., i broke down and cried. >> many of o'brien's patients are like this man dealing with very old wounds. he has received weeks of therapy after waiting 50 years to tell anyone about his assault. >> i was reclusive. i'd been married three times. i was becoming more

. >> dr carol o'brien helped to develop the first va treatment center for male victims of military sexual assault. >> it takes a lot in order for a man to report. men are worried if they are sexually assaulted by another man and they are married. the wife will say, "but you must be gay." >> many blame the macho culture of the military. mike scott says the culture exists today. >> there are a lot of people in the military who think it is good to have rapists and the likes, to have people without empathy in the ranks, because they think it means it makes the military tough. >> the department of defense told al jazeera it rejects the claim and is working to a culture where sexist behaviours, harassment and assault are not tolerated. >> this is one of the only pictures. i threw almost everything away. >> mike says the military must undergo dramatic changes to prevent future assaults. he's undergoing his own transformation on the road to wellness. >> there is another proposed change, an independent council would be assigned to advocate for each victim. >> in ukraine the president and the oppos