AF Lieutenant Is Fined $2,000 for Charges Stemming From Affair
An Air Force lieutenant who had a baby by a married superior officer and then sent sexually explicit letters to the man’s wife was reprimanded Monday and ordered to forfeit $2,000 in pay.
The punishment came one week after Lt. Crista Davis’ case was heard in a nonjudicial administrative hearing. The Air Force decided against a court-martial, citing the possible ill effect it would have on morale.
Davis was accused of conduct unbecoming an officer for her letters to the now ex-wife of Maj. Greg Russell. In the letters, Davis boasted about the sex she had with Russell.
Davis was also accused of lying to superior officers, disobeying orders and dereliction of duty for going off base without leave to give birth to a baby fathered by Russell.
In a statement Monday, Lt. Gen. Phillip J. Ford, who presided over the hearing, said he concluded that Davis was guilty of all of the charges against her. He ordered her to forfeit $1,000 per month in pay for two months.
Davis’ lawyer, Louis Font, said he would appeal.
“She did have an affair. But it was private and she should have received no punishment at all,” Font said.
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