Sexual battery charge dropped for military officer

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Sexual battery charge dropped for military officer
By MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press | July 18, 2013 | Updated: July 18, 2013 1:35pm

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Virginia prosecutors have dropped a sexual battery charge against an Air Force officer who led the military branch's sexual assault response unit.

A trial had been scheduled Thursday for 41-year-old Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski. Before the trial began, Commonwealth Attorney Theo Stamos said the sexual battery charge will be dropped and substituted with a generic assault charge.

Stamos said after the hearing that as new facts emerged, charging Krusinski with a sex offense was no longer appropriate.

Defense attorney Barry Coburn said he appreciated prosecutors' review of the case. He said Krusinski will plead not guilty to the assault charge.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Sexual-battery-charge-dropped-for-military-officer-4672787.php

[99th_Monkey]

1. One more male sexual criminal gets to walk free

BTW - When the defense agrees to some lesser charge, doesn't that
usually bind them to a "guilty" plea? Isn't that how plea-bargaining
is supposed to work?

This is such a sad travesty. My heart goes out to the woman (or women)
who has already been abused repeatedly, for having to witness this
disgraceful "kid-glove" treatment of the offending officer. damn.

[Laurian]

2. WTF, this shit just never stops!

I suppose he won't see any military demotion or sanctions, either.

[Throckmorton]

3. We now have a multi-generational Warrior Class in this country.

It is only going to get worse.