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Lackland Courts-Martial
9:42 am
Thu January 31, 2013

Lackland Instructor Acquitted On Reasonable Doubt

Lackland Air Force Base
Credit Eileen Pace / Texas Public Radio
The sex scandal has rocked Lackland, and now lists 32 suspects and 59 alleged victims.

Staff Sgt. Donald Davis was charged with abusive sexual contact by touching a trainee and placing her in fear of her military career through the abuse of his authority. However, the defense argued the jury could not convict if there was reasonable doubt that the events occurred.

The military jury vote in the seventh court-martial indicated that the government had not met its burden of proof in the case.

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Lackland Investigation
7:24 am
Wed January 30, 2013

Court-Martial Testimony: Culture Of Power Kept Trainee Silent

Headquarters to the 37th Training Wing
Credit Ryan Loyd / Texas Public Radio
The headquarters to the 37th Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland where the base's legal offices and courtroom are housed.

A witness in the latest court-martial of a Lackland Air Force Base training instructor told a jury Tuesday that she was afraid to tell the instructor to stop touching her because he was her superior.

The command-directed investigation last fall found that command failures and gaps in institutional safeguards allowed a culture of abuse and secrecy to grow at Lackland.

Staff Sgt. Donald Davis is the seventh MTI to go to trial in the growing sex scandal at the nation’s Air Force boot camp training facility.

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Lackland Investigation
12:03 pm
Thu January 24, 2013

Congressional Panel Hears Differing Opinions In Air Force Sex Scandal

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Gen. Edward Rice testifies in front of the House Armed Services Committee

Air Force Top brass told a Congressional committee Wednesday that they had failed in their responsibility to maintain order and discipline among Lackland basic training instructors.

Veterans who were sexual assault victims told the committee that the culture of power abuse is the same today as it was decades ago when they served in the Air Force.

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Lackland Investigation
9:16 am
Wed January 16, 2013

Investigation Reveals Possible Male Victims, Female Suspect At Lackland

Credit Eileen Pace / TPR
The latest batch of basic training recruits wait for transport to Lackland after arriving at San Antonio International Airport on Jan. 15, 2013.

The Air Force is releasing details of the first male victims in its widening investigation of the sex scandal at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

Air Force officials said late Tuesday that a female instructor is now under investigation for having an alleged unprofessional relationship with a male technical trainee.

In addition, another male instructor has been identified as part of the Air Force probe, suspected of abusive sexual contact of two male trainees.

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