(Air Force) Woman Prosecuted After Rape

Womens Enews ^ | 08/11/07 | Lee and Moawad

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Cassandra M. Hernandez, a female airman at the Pope Air Force Base near Fayetteville, N.C., faces court-martial after refusing to testify in her own rape trial, the Washington Post reported Aug. 8. Hernandez accused three male airmen of raping her in May, but then refused to testify because she said she felt pressured by the Air Force judicial process and intimidated by a defense attorney, who interviewed her without a victim's advocate present.

The three accused men received administrative punishments and criminal charges were dropped against them. The Air Force has given the men immunity to testify against Hernandez, who has now been charged with an indecent act and for neglect of duty for drinking alcohol while underage.

Following publicity about the case, the Air Force released a statement that said the investigation revealed inconsistencies in Hernandez's testimony, the Associated Press reported Aug. 9, an assertion that her attorney quickly denied.

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I have not seen this information until now, since the post you responded to is almost a month old. This is a very old thread.

I agree that there was information that was not presented at the time this thread started. I am angered by this woman’s false accusations because they make the people who really have been raped look like fakes when they actually get up the courage to press charges.

This also adds fuel to the fire where men are concerned, being falsely accused. I feel for them as well. There is no excuse for false accusations.

However, thank you for beating a dead horse.