Air Force Officials Ignored Warnings About Sexual Assaults at Academy for a Decade, Says Panel Created by Congress

Top U.S. Air Force officials repeatedly ignored indications of a growing problem of sexual assaults at the Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colo., over the past decade, according to a report released last week by a civilian panel led by Tillie K. Fowler, a Florida Republican and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

In the sharply critical report, the commission faulted the Air Force for "a chasm of leadership" that "helped create an environment in which sexual

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