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Air Force Times: Complaint: Shaw report ‘makes excuses’ for alleged harassers

Protect Our Defenders Jennifer Smith is featured in this Air Force Times article:

A retired technical sergeant says an investigation released in October into allegations of ongoing sexual harassment at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., is “biased and inadequate.”

A complaint, filed Tuesday on behalf of retired Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Smith, says the Air Force investigation “makes excuses for offenders” and “minimizes the seriousness of the offenses.”

In her appeal to the Air Force, Smith is seeking a re-investigation of allegations of sexual harassment she made two years ago — this time an investigation by military officials outside her chain of command.

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