Stars and Stripes: Special Air Force counsels advocate for sexual assault victims
Stars and Stripes reports:
WASHINGTON — All three are airmen. Each reported being sexually assaulted. But their goals in the aftermath could hardly be more different.
- One victim wants the case against her alleged attacker dropped because she fears repercussions of private information leaking out in court more than she fears the man who assaulted her.
- Another woman with similar privacy concerns hasn’t named her attacker, but worries that silence might allow the perpetrator to prey on others.
- A third woman is interested in pushing prosecutors to fight harder, to move more aggressively to win a conviction.
Beyond their status as alleged victims, what ties them together is the Air Force attorney, Capt. Dustin Kouba, 32, who’s helping them pursue disparate goals through the military legal system. (None of the victims wished to be interviewed for this story, Air Force officials said.)
