The Guardian: Pilot at centre of US military sexual assault controversy speaks out
The Guardian reports:
A US air force pilot whose conviction for aggravated sexual assault was overturned by a commanding officer, prompting widespread calls for reform to military laws, now claims he has been “dragged through the mud to satisfy a political agenda”.
The case of Lieutenant Colonel James Wilkerson prompted a storm of controversy earlier this year, after it emerged that his conviction for assaulting a physician’s assistant had been voided by a three-star general, against the recommendation of his legal counsel.
Wilkerson, 44 and described as an “air force superstar” by officials, was made to retire after his case became public. This week it was announced that his rank had been reduced to that of major.
