Air Force Colonel Publicly Comes Out to Accuse General Hyten of Sexual Assault
This is just bizarre and creepy that a four star general would do something like this if true:
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U.S. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten’s chances of being confirmed as the military’s second-highest officer may come down to one thing next week: whether senators believe an Army colonel’s charges that he sexually assaulted her while she was under his command — accusations he denies.
Col. Kathryn Spletstoser has accused Hyten, who is currently responsible for the country’s nuclear arsenal as the head of U.S. Strategic Command, of making unwanted sexual contact with her on several occasions in 2017 while the two were traveling for work.
Both Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee maintain that her account is plausible, but some members have also said they are wary of taking her uncorroborated word over the categorical denials of a decorated four-star Air Force general endorsed by high-ranking colleagues. (…………..)
Spletstoser’s public remarks would probably mirror much of what she has told the panel in private and alleged in a Washington Post interview: that Hyten had taken a liking to her when he took over U.S. Strategic Command in November 2016, picking her to be his “point person,” but that two months in, he started making overt and unwelcome advances during official overnight trips.
The first time was in January 2017, she alleges, when Hyten grabbed her left hand as she was exiting a work meeting in his hotel room in Palo Alto, California, pulling it in toward his groin so she could feel his erection before she moved her hand away. In June 2017, Spletstoser said that Hyten interrupted another work meeting in his Washington, D.C., hotel room to fondle her breasts and kiss her — and that she pushed him away and admonished him. That prompted Hyten to panic, she said, and ask her through tears: “Are you going to tell on me?” Though she felt he had clearly “crossed a line,” she assured him she would not, she said.
Yet it was during the Reagan National Defense Forum in December 2017 that Spletstoser said Hyten made his most aggressive move, arriving uninvited at her hotel room in workout clothes carrying a binder, and claiming he wanted to discuss work matters. Within minutes, Spletstoser said, Hyten had pinned her against him and begun “grinding on me hard, like he wants to take my clothes off and have sex . . . and then I realize, he’s ejaculating.”
Washington Post
You can read more at the link, but what complicates this issue is that Col. Spletstoser was given a letter of reprimand from investigators for toxic leadership behavior. She was also given a negative officer evaluation report from General Hyten which she was appealing when he was nominated for the Vice Chairman job and she then made the complaint against him.
Interestingly no one else has come forward to say they saw anything inappropriate. This turns this into a he said, she said situation and it will be interesting to see what happens because in this #metoo environment those accused of sexual misconduct are guilty until proven innocent.
Yeah, i believe her…not. Another woooman crying because she didn’t get what she wanted making false accusations.
This guy ought to fit right in Trump’s inner circle.
“This guy ought to fit right in Trump’s inner circle”
Hell yeah! If some incel beta male cuck can’t grab some skanky slag by the poosy, how can he grab China or Iran by the nutz and twist?
As Paton said, “If they won’t fuck, they won’t fight!”
If my military leadership isn’t chugging beers and slapping asses, they aren’t leaders of strong men. They are shoe clerks.
War is not a knitting circle. It is (or should be) ruthless brutal murder… and I want the guys on my side to be ruthless brutal murderers… focused sociopaths… focused in the direction away from me, of course.
If leadership can’t objectify some noisy self-centered broad… trying to play tough in a hard man’s world while insisting on soft women’s rules… they can’t objectify those who need to be destroyed to fulfill America’s objectives.
So if this female colonel couldn’t take care of herself against some kind of light “sexual contact”… not just once… but repeatedly “on several occasions”… she needs to go back to her quilting bee.
…and her conviently late accusations, long after the alleged events, are actually encouragement that he is the right man for the job.
…while she needs a demotion… as she is obviously not capable of timely action, not a team player, and is a disruptive force destroying unit cohesion.
Thanks for pointing this out, Rockmarne.
Anybody remember when this guy was all over the news saying that he would disobey an illegal order by Trump to launch the nukes? Hyten’s comments were a tacit acknowledgement that he was worried about the President’s decision making and with the amplification of the media his comments interfered in US domestic politics. In addition, Hyten’s publicly announced intention to second guess the president undermined the credibility of our nuclear deterrent. I hope he goes.
“And if it’s illegal, guess what’s going to happen? I’m going to say, ‘Mr. President, that’s illegal.’ And guess what he’s going to do? He’s going to say, ‘What would be legal?’ And we’ll come up with options, of a mix of capabilities to respond to whatever the situation is, and that’s the way it works. It’s not that complicated.”
What’s up with Chickenhead. Did someone hide her panties again?
“What’s up with Chickenhead. Did someone hide her panties again?”
I hope not! I can’t fap sniffing my own underwear.
If the high school girl next door isn’t drying her laundry in the open, I will let you know and ask for your advice.
You are always an inspiration through your clever, insightful, and informative comments, Rockmarne.
“Hyten’s comments were a tacit acknowledgement that he was worried about the President’s decision making”…
Nothing of the sort. He was responding to trolling comments in the media such as:
” ‘Is there anything stopping Trump from launching a nuclear strike? Nope.’” – Doyle McManus, L.A. Times
“Nobody can stop Trump from launching nukes — and it’s freaking senators out” -Alexa Liautaud, Vice News
Air Force guy? sexall assault? Never happened, find her shoes, kick her out. trumpo will pardon.
Why no photo photo of the accuser? Could she be another frustrated cat lady like the liars that attacked Kavanaugh and Trump?
Since the alleged assaults occurred after Tailhook, i don’t believe her. There was no reason for her to keep silent.
OTOH, the kompromat potential for the general is high. Imagine him walking into a Moscow hotel room with Putin and the latter saying: “OK goils! It’s fresh lemonade time again!
@setnaffa, here is a picture of Col. Spletstoser:
Well then. I’m convinced now.
I have no doubt this woman is unhappy. I do not know or care if she is single or married, heterosexual or not, or even if she was a good officer.
I am not a psychologist or psychiatrist; but I have slept at a Holiday Inn Express. Please accept the following remarks with that in mind.
She is clearly not happy, normal, or healthy. In fact, she is consumed with jealousy, hatred, and self-loathing. A deeper investigation might show her to be a Democrat; but Mueller was a Republican, so you never know.
At 61, I have seen how the women I went to school with aged, what keys one can pick up from their face, and typical post-menopausal attitudes. Some, even with gray hair and wrinkles, are as beautiful or more than they seemed at 18. Others, formerly cheerleaders, seem to have turned into shrivelled and haggard crones, fit only to play the chanting roles in Macbeth…
The Colonel should have spent more time taking care of herself emotionally.
Now that I know how to parse the high percentage of false hits on search engines, I was able to find a few more telling photos. And, frankly, I pity the woman. I don’t believe her, I am not a fan of the General, and I think people do ugly things for politics that get stuck on their shoes.
Here’s how the NYT crucified her:
Here she is, in 2012, being non-woke in relation to Israel and the Holocaust:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/usag-yongsan/6994471880
Here she is with her alleged attacker in 2017, not accusing him, in spite of neutral territory:
And the Daily Mail made her look like Bill Murray in drag:
GI, I guess I included too many links, as my comment is in moderation.
Anybody remember when this guy was all over the news saying that he would disobey an illegal order by Trump to launch the nukes?
No. But it is unlawful to obey an illegal order. Was he supposed to answer that he would obey an illegal order?
Sounds like a very stupid question.
“Hyten’s comments were a tacit acknowledgement that he was worried about the President’s decision making”…
He actually said: “If you execute an unlawful order, you will go to jail. You could go to jail for the rest of your life.”
In response to an asinine question. The media did what is always does.
Per the topic, I’d like to ask the accuser why she is making the accusation now. “I’m concerned now about this new job…he’ll be in charge of people and things. Not like before when he was in charge of our nuclear arsenal and all those people and stuff…”
Fails the reasonability test.
You are corect, Liz. This is retaliation for a bad APR. And she probably needed a recommendation to not be retained. I didn’t care to read her history that deeply. I have my own (non-military) “metoo” story about working with crazy people.
Col. Spletstoser is an active duty ARMY Colonel. BTW, soldiers do not receiver APR’s that’s an AF thing. I believe every work of it.
Heather Wilson was a REALLY good secretary of the AF and she doesn’t believe a single word of it. I’m pretty sure the Army has Officer Performance evaluations. The Ancient Roman infantry didn’t, but that was a while ago.
Thanks Rosko. I assumed she was USAF since she was working for a USAF General. Shows how little I know about the command structure. I guess the uniform should have been a clue; but I was told USAF people at Army sites and others were authorized the Army pattern camo.
STRATCOM is a joint command which means service members from every service are assigned to it. In one of the pictures COL Spletstoser is wearing a riggers badge which means she is likely a logistician officer.
@setnaffa, by the way the one picture you shared where you said she looked like she was in drag was definitely not a flattering picture of her.
GI, the UK media never pictures our military in attractive photos, even worse than the American leftist press.
In news that shouldn’t shock anyone, the accuser has a history of making unsubstantiated accusations.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/05/exclusive-air-force-report-hyten-accuser-has-history-of-unsubstantiated-allegations/#disqus_thread
I will say this is the first time I’ve ever seen anything re the accuser’s history of accusations released to the public. Maybe times are a changin’ and people are punchdrunk from listening to cries of wolf.
Which is very good for the real wolves and very bad for the real victims.
That’s why I’d like to see false accusations prosecuted bigly whenever they happen. Wilkerson’s accuser had a history of making such accusations too. And she has made more since the Wilkerson trial.
Sooo… how did this toxic slag ever get promoted to colonel… and who let such a beast close to an important general?
CH, quotas….and the ‘need’ for diversity
I think it’s fair at this point to name names and publish the people who approved her promotions to CPT, MAJ, LTC, and COL.
And publish the timelines showing what happened when.
A trainwreck like that (and like cockroaches you know there’s no such thing as one) is only good for getting Americans killed in crappy attacks like what Hood did at Franklin and Nashville. Yes, it’s obvious it’s not about physical or mental gender, it’s about fitness to command, honesty, integrity, and the ability to make judgements that are good for America and our Armed Forces.