Academy’s Handling of Assault Cases Targeted
The military has ordered a review of how the Air Force Academy handles sexual assault allegations after female cadets said they were reprimanded for reporting they were raped by classmates.
Five women, four of whom have left the academy, were treated as if they were either crazy or promiscuous, said Dorothy Mackey, who founded a group that tracks sexual assaults in the military and has talked with the cadets.
The allegations led Sens. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) and John W. Warner (R-Va.) to ask the Pentagon for an investigation.
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