I read most of it. The woman named Kris went out drinking with her fly boy buddies until she passed out. The man who allegedly assaulted her was also dead drunk. He says he doesn’t remember anything and he’s probably right. I guess I see the behavior of the woman as a mitigating factor. Am I wrong?
The judicial proceedings at Ellsworth proved routine in ways both satisfying and dispiriting for Christensen. He exploited holes in Brooks’s story. Kris was persuasive. It took the jury less than two hours to find that Brooks sexually assaulted her. He was sentenced to 45 days in jail, along with forfeiture of two months’ pay and dismissal from the Air Force.
The implication being that Brooks' claim - that he didn't remember anything - was less than truthful.