Senator Criticizes Air Force Academy for Handling of Sexual-Assault Cases

A Republican senator who is a member of the U.S. Air Force Academy's governing board has called for changes in how the academy treats its female students, saying he was "deeply concerned about the safety of the cadets."

The senator, Wayne Allard, of Colorado, made the comments before a committee created by Congress to investigate female cadets' charges of sexual assault at the academy, which is located near Colorado Springs. He described how dozens of constituent families had contacted

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