The Air Force has dropped a criminal case that could have sent a lieutenant colonel and former Air Force Thunderbird operations officer before a court-martial on charges related to child abuse, a spokesperson for Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada confirmed on Monday. Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin DiFalco was arrested in Las Vegas in 2022 […]
The historic court martial of an Air Force two-star general in June ended in a guilty verdict for every charge except for one: sexual assault. Prosecutors and defense lawyers for Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart presented cases to the jury that did not widely disagree on the evidence. Instead, the verdict came down to the interpretation […]
Japanese prosecutors have charged two American military members with sexual assaults in two separate incidents in a five-month span, sparking a protest from the Japanese government. A U.S. Air Force member was indicted in March for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl on Christmas Eve. A U.S. Marine was charged in June with […]
The jury is deliberating charges of sexual assault and dereliction of duty for an Air Force two-star general, just the second general officer to face a court-martial in the service’s history and the first to take his case to a jury. The jurors in the trial began deliberating the case Friday afternoon, according to local […]
On the eve of facing trial for sexual assault, a two star Air Force general pleaded guilty to lesser charges, including an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate officer and adultery. Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart’s court martial on more serious charges including sexual assault is expected to continue this week. Stewart originally pleaded not guilty in […]
A Coast Guard Academy official who worked with survivors says service officials sabotaged her role to cover-up sexual assaults.
Army investigators are looking into reports of an incident in a restroom at the Schofield Barracks commissary.
Government lawyers say a civilian mariner who was allegedly raped by a captain of a Navy ship is only eligible for workers compensation.
The VA will not be banning the display of a famed World War II ‘kiss’ picture that some see as a “non-consensual moment.”
Army Lt. Col. Jacob J. Sweatland was sentenced to be reprimanded by a military judge for putting a camera in a PacSun dressing room.
Prosecutions of serious crimes like sexual assault, domestic violence and murder will be moved outside the chain of command of those accused.
The Army’s fired its top sexual assault prosecutor over an email from a decade ago in which he doubted a victim’s allegations.
A civilian mariner on a Military Sealift ship says the ship’s captain raped, according to a federal complaint filed Wednesday.
Marine Pfc. Avery L. Rosario will face a general court-martial. In June, a 14-year-old girl missing for two weeks was found in his room.
Sergeant First Class Shawn Michael Lima was arrested last month. He faces five felonies for sex crimes against minors.
The last remaining charge against Army Col. Jon Meredith has been dismissed. Meredith was accused of kissing and groping an officer’s wife.
The senior officer is accused of assaulting a woman in a hotel room in April and flying within 12 hours of drinking.
“Serious health and safety risks” in barracks for junior troops hurt readiness and leave servicemembers feeling unsafe and unimportant.
A three-star general has dismissed two specifications of abusive sexual conduct against Army Col. Jon Meredith of Fort Cavazos, Texas.
The Army has preferred charges of abusive sexual contact and indecent viewing, and other offenses against Maj. Michael Stockin.
The military is sending fewer sexual assault cases to court-martial and relying more on administrative actions and nonjudicial punishment.
A Fort Hood soldier arrested Oct. 2 may be linked to multiple sexual assaults that occurred on the installation.
Soldiers accused of sexual assault are less likely to be placed in pretrial confinement than those accused of drug use and distribution.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston’s staff went to Reddit on Monday to get ideas for how to fix some of the service’s biggest problems.
A second airman in fewer than two weeks took to social media to recount an alleged sexual assault in the Air Force.
