Air Force charges three cadets with sex crimes
1/5/2012
DENVER — The Air Force charged three of its cadets with sexual misconduct on Thursday, including one accused of rape, just over a week after the government revealed a rise in reports of sexual assault at military academies.
The three cadets all attended the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, but were involved in separate incidents over the past 15 months, the military said.
"Sexual misconduct is a particularly egregious offense and we have a zero tolerance policy in the Air Force," Colonel Tamra Rank, vice superintendent of the academy, said in a statement. "We expect the best from our cadets, and do not tolerate unacceptable behaviors."
The charges came after the Department of Defense said last week that U.S. military academies had seen reports of sexual assaults rise sharply to 65 in the last academic year from 41 previously, and announced new policies to help victims.
In September, the U.S. Government Accountability Office had said the military needed greater leadership and oversight to prevent sexual harassment in its ranks...
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