Air Force Academy Child Rape Scandal Hits…Again

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A US special operations pilot at the Air Force Academy has been taken into custody over the rape of a minor younger than 12 years old and other sexual assault charges.

The Air Force Academy said in a press release on Saturday that Major Travis J. Burns was slated to appear in military court Monday for hearing ” similar to a civilian grand jury proceeding.”

“The primary role of the hearing is to determine if probable cause exists to support the charge and its specifications,” the statement said.

Besides child rape, Burns stands accused of a separate rape charge as well as three charges of sexual abuse of a child.



The charge sheet shows that the child involved in the alleged rape and repeated sexual abuses by Burns was under the age of 12 and the crimes took place between 2017 and 2018 in Colorado Springs.

Burns is suspected of raping a woman in December 2013 near Clovis, New Mexico.

He joined the Air Force on June 28, 2005 and has received several awards including the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force Achievement Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Aerial Achievement Medal and the Joint Service Achievement Medal.

Assigned to Cadet Squadron 23 at the USAF academy, military records show that Burns was given the title chief of plans and programs.

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After receiving the results of Burns’ proceedings, the commandant of the cadets will decide whether to dismiss the case, recommend that it be referred to a general court-martial or “dispose of the case through other disciplinary or administrative action,” the release says.

The Air Force’s website states that Special operations airmen are tasked with “being mentally tougher, physically stronger, and ardently committed to serving our country and protecting our freedom.”

“A job for the best of the best, this elite team of heroes goes where others won’t because they are trained and ready to do what others can’t,” it adds.

Sexual assault in the US military has long been a massive problem and is largely under-reported. The issue came under renewed scrutiny two years ago after a scandal involving Marines sharing nude photos of women online came to light.

US sailors created ‘rape list’ of female submarine crew

Earlier this week, it was revealed that male crew onboard a US Navy submarine had put together a rape list of their female co-workers.

The list was shared by members of the guided-missile submarine Florida’s Gold crew, the second submarine in the US Navy to allow female crew members onboard.

The investigators found “lewd and sexist comments and jokes were tolerated, and trust up and down the chain of command was nonexistent,” according to a 74-page investigation into the misconduct.

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  1. Guys talking about and rating the women they would most like to have sex with; and women doing the same with men is totally understandable. And not without some embarassing moments. But we have Norms that exclude Pedophilia and Rape. And also mentionable would be a sincere apology to anyone feeling slighted or offended. Especially in a work or school environment;.when youth let their hormones dull their thought processes politeness should ensue. The human condition hasn’t changed. Pedophiles and Rapists should be dealt with in the most severe way. Preferably a relative shooting the perp and getting off in a jury trial.

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