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Senators want review of assaults at Air Force Academy
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/08/senators-want-review-assaults-air-force-academySenators want review of assaults at Air Force Academy
By Dan Elliott
The Associated Press
© August 23, 2014
DENVER
Two U.S. senators called for an outside investigation of how the Air Force Academy handles sexual assaults, including an allegation that agents were blocked from speaking to football coaches.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Sen. John Thune of South Dakota asked the Defense Department inspector general and the civilian U.S. Office of Special Counsel on Wednesday to look into claims by a former Air Force criminal investigator, Staff Sgt. Brandon Enos.
In a 12-page memo to members of Congress dated May 17, Enos alleged that former academy superintendent Michael Gould barred military investigators from speaking to football coaches about allegations of sexual assault and illegal drug use by players.
Gould, who retired as a three-star general, has denied doing anything improper. He did not immediately respond to a message left with family Thursday.