NCO convicted of sexual assault

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  • By Capt. Jason Smith
  • 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
RAF MILDENHALL, England --  A staff sergeant assigned to the 100th Force Support Squadron was convicted of five charges relating to sexual assaults at the conclusion of a court martial here Dec. 13, 2012.

Airman Basic Glenn Little was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault, attempted wrongful sexual contact, dereliction of duty, unlawful entry and assault consummated by a battery.

Little was sentenced on Dec. 14, 2012, and received reduction in rank to the grade of E-1, six months confinement and a bad conduct discharge. Additionally, Little will be required to register as a sex offender.

His crimes took place between December 2011 and April 2012, according to Capt. Jarrett Acklin, 100th Air Refueling Wing Assistant Staff Judge Advocate and trial counsel for the case. Little was convicted of sexually assaulting a female Airman at a local nightclub. The attempted wrongful sexual contact and assault consummated by a battery of a female Airman occurred in the RAF Mildenhall dorms.

Additionally, Little was found guilty of unlawfully entering a dorm room and dereliction of duty by failing to maintain professional relationships with junior enlisted Airmen.

According to Acklin, one victim came forward in April 2012, and the investigation uncovered the other victim.

"This case shows the power of a single victim coming forward to root out misconduct," said Acklin. "One victim having the courage to come forward helped stop the suffering of other victims.

"This was a successful prosecution, and it highlights the importance of NCOs not using their position or authority to take advantage of young Airmen," continued Acklin.

Sexual assault is not tolerated in the Air Force, and RAF Mildenhall leadership has a zero-tolerance policy in dealing with individuals who act otherwise, according to Col. Christopher Kulas, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander.

"Every Airman has the obligation to prevent sexual assault," said Kulas. "We enforce a culture of prevention. In the event someone still decides to commit this awful crime, we will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law."

The next court martial on the docket for RAF Mildenhall is a sexual assault case scheduled to begin in mid January.