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Tue Feb 25, 2014, 11:14 AM Feb 2014

Rape hearing runs 30 minutes

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/military/article/Rape-hearing-runs-30-minutes-5262555.php

Rape hearing runs 30 minutes
By Sig Christenson : February 24, 2014 : Updated: February 24, 2014 11:48am

An evidentiary hearing for a soldier charged with raping three women over the past 21 years took just half an hour Monday, without a witness taking the stand.

Master Sgt. Michael Silva was charged with raping a woman in 1992 or 1993, and raping a recruit in basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in 1995. He also is accused of raping a third woman in 2007.

Two of the accusers are his ex-wives.

The case is the oldest to emerge in the worst sex scandal in Air Force history. So far, 35 basic training instructors at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland have been charged with misconduct with 71 recruits or technical school trainees.


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