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Trial to start for Air Force officer accused of groping
http://hamptonroads.com/2013/11/trial-start-air-force-officer-accused-groping
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski once led the Air Force's sexual assault response unit.
Trial to start for Air Force officer accused of groping
The Associated Press
© November 12, 2013
ARLINGTON
An Air Force officer who once led the branch's sex assault response team is scheduled to go on trial for allegedly groping a woman outside a Crystal City bar.
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, 42, was initially charged with misdemeanor sexual battery following the May 5 incident. But Arlington County prosecutors subsequently dropped the sexual battery charge and substituted a misdemeanor assault and battery charge.
Commonwealth's Attorney Theo Stamos said a generic assault charge was more appropriate under Virginia law given the standard of proof required for a sexual battery conviction.
The woman told police that Krusinski grabbed her breast and buttocks.