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Senators outraged by dismissal of assault case
WASHINGTON -- Senators demanded answers on Tuesday from senior military leaders on why an Air Force commander dismissed charges against a lieutenant colonel after he was convicted of sexual assault.
"Do you really think that after a jury has found someone guilty, and dismissed someone from the military for sexual assault, that one person, over the advice of their legal counselor, should be able to say, 'Never mind'?" Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., asked Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, the top officer at U.S. Central Command, at a Senate hearing.
Mattis explained that commanders, including female commanders, have the authority to act for a reason. "And I would just tell you that I would look beyond one case," he said.
McCaskill sent a letter to Air Force officials seeking an explanation while Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., wrote to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel asking him to review the case.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/05/3268368/senators-outraged-by-dismissal.html
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)I mean, would female senators NOT sign a letter asking for an explanation as to why charges were dropped after someone was convicted of sexually assaulting a male? Of course female senators would sign such a letter!
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)Sounds like old boys' club protecting each other. This better change--otherwise the military justice system is a complete farce.
Historic NY
(37,451 posts)and how continued sexual cases keep appearing when the top echelon condones.