Sunday, May 29, 2005

Oops, pardon me...I thought I was raping my girlfriend

Yesterday, a court-martial was under way for an Air Force Academy cadet accused of raping a female cadet after a heavy night of drinking in Mexico. The accused, Benjamin Kuster, the alleged victim, and the accused's girlfriend were all sleeping on the floor. Kuster's defense? He mistook the alleged victim for his girlfriend.

In the meantime, an arrest warrant has been issued for Jennifer Bier, the rape counselor who counseled an alleged rape victim at the Academy. Bier is refusing to turn over her records of the counseling sessions.

A 2003 Air Force Academy scandal revealed that dozens of women were either ignored or penalized when they reported sexual assault and rape to Academy officials.