Air Force Reaches Out to Parents of Cadets
Air Force leaders, responding to criticism of the Air Force Academy’s handling of rape allegations, are sending parents of incoming cadets letters saying they are doing everything possible to protect their children.
“We are absolutely committed to supporting victims and prosecuting offenders when criminal acts are reported,” said the letter, signed by Air Force Secretary James Roche and Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper.
Parents of roughly 1,000 cadets who arrive at the academy in June will begin receiving the letters Monday, said Lt. Col. Dewey Ford, spokesman for two Air Force groups investigating claims that academy officials improperly handled female cadets’ complaints that they were sexually assaulted.
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