Former Cadet Says She Was Raped in Retaliation for Reporting Crime [View All]

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WASHINGTON (AP) - In a letter to a congressional panel investigating sexual assaults at the Air Force Academy, a former cadet paints a vivid portrait of the retaliation that can occur for reporting a crime there.

The academy graduate, whose name was not released, said she was ostracized by cadets and raped at the Air Force Preparatory School by two male cadets because she reported a rape of another cadet.

Members of the panel on Friday said the incident is typical of those that have created a climate of fear at the institution.

"The retaliation can be as high as physical threats, violence, actual violence taken against the cadets," said Laura Miller, a member of the congressional panel investigating the academy. The panel would not release the letter.

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