Lackland Air Force Base Rape Victim Talks of Ordeal

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Virginia Messick was raped by her training instructor at Lackland Air Force Base in 2011. She is the first Lackland victim to speak publicly, in this exclusive interview with the reporter James Risen.

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[shazzzr]

If this is how they treat their own, what chance is there for those Afghans?

[UpandUpPictures]

Standing up for the truth is heroic!

[michael saint]

wow he got 2 years for each rape...that will teach him?

[michael saint]

overpaid lol wow are you that FN stupid..unplug your computer.go in your room and shoot yourself..

[pavelow235]

It shouldn't happen, if this was a 'complete war' the Airmen TI's would be shot on sight. Considering all the money these OVERPAID military members get, it's sad that these scumbags still flourish. Sorry to get off track but reduce military staffing by 70%, funding by 50% and military pay by 30%. I dub it my 70-50-30 defense spending plan.

[michael saint]

i trained at lackland and this doesn't surprise me at all..i can't believe it took so long for some of the shady shit that goes on at that AFB

[cingleplayer]

fuck outta here...

[Sasher Boucher]

What the fuck is wrong with you!?

[epohnopulse]

You're implying that you wouldn't rape her because she's ugly. Wow, your mother raised you right.

[Ahmed Medhat]

this is so upsetting ...

[Efraim Geltman]

'shine perishing republic'....

[22phan]

The military should address this warning women of cases of rape on day 1 since the ratio is over 100:1 women. Getting 20 years is 1 way to avoid combat.