Army colonel comes forward as woman accusing No. 2 general nominee of sexual assault
Source: The Hill
Army colonel comes forward as woman accusing No. 2 general nominee of sexual assault
BY REBECCA KHEEL - 07/26/19 03:39 PM EDT
The woman accusing Gen. John Hyten, President Trump's nominee to be the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, of sexual assault publicly identified herself as Army Col. Kathryn Spletstoser.
In an on-the-record interview with The New York Times published Friday, Spletstoser, who served two combat tours in Iraq and two in Afghanistan as part of her 28-year career, said it was her duty to come forward after Hyten was nominated to be the second highest-ranking general in the country.
“I realized I have a moral responsibility to come forward,” Spletstoser said. “I could not live with myself if this happens to someone else, and I didn’t do anything to stop it.”
A spokesperson for the Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill on Friday.
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Spletstoser also previously described her allegations to The Associated Press and Washington Post, but did not agree to be identified in those interviews.
Her on-the-record interview comes days before the Senate Armed Services Committee is scheduled to hold a confirmation hearing for Hyten. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday morning.
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Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/454937-army-colonel-comes-forward-as-woman-accusing-no-2-general-nominee-sexual
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