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May 7, 2013

Air Force Officer Who Led Sexual Assault Prevention Unit Arrested for Alleged Sexual Attack 
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An Air Force officer who led the branch’s sexual assault prevention
unit been arrested for allegedly committing an act of sexual assault.
Lt. Colonel Jeff Krusinski is accused of drunkenly approaching a woman
in a parking lot in Virginia and groping her. The woman fought back and
Krusinski’s mug shot appears to show cuts and bruises on his face. The
news came on the eve of a new Pentagon report showing the epidemic of
sexual assault among service members is continuing to rise. There was a
6 percent increase in reports of sexual assaults in the military in
fiscal year 2012 compared to the previous year. The number of people who
anonymously said they were sexually assaulted, but never reported the
attack, rose dramatically from 19,000 in fiscal year 2011 to 26,000 the
following year.

 

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