[Washington Examiner] The Air Force is holding off on investigating Sen. Martha McSally’s claims that she was raped by a superior officer when she was an Air Force pilot, citing McSally’s wishes."The Air Force takes every allegation of sexual assault seriously, no matter when the allegation is made, and thoroughly considers the right way to proceed," Ann Stefanek, chief of Air Force media operations, said in a statement Friday. "Given the Senator’s desire to not participate in an investigation, the Air Force will remain ready to investigate further if the Senator’s desire changes or other information is presented."
McSally claimed Wednesday that she was raped during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about how to combat sexual assault in the military, but did not share the identity of the officer involved in the alleged incident.
raped during the hearing? And nobody noticed?
She said she did not report the incident because she "didn’t trust the system," and was "ashamed and confused."
"I stayed silent for many years, but later in my career, as the military grappled with the scandals, and their wholly inadequate responses, I felt the need to let some people know I too was a survivor," McSally said.