Air Force officer scheduled for court-martial over alleged sexual abuse
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A general court-martial for a Major in the U.S. Air Force is scheduled for Monday, April 19.
Maj. Elaine Christian is charged with one specification of an alleged abusive sexual contact, abuse of training leadership position, and two specifications for dereliction of duty.
At the time of the assault, Christian was assigned to the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School.
According to Task & Purpose, Christian allegedly groped a "specifically protected junior member of the armed forces" in the fall of 2019.
Task & Purpose states that the victim might've been either a cadet or a cadet candidate enrolled at the Preparatory School.