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Col David “Wil” Riegins, after
highly decorated Artry career tlat included
tours
Iraq atd Mfehafiistan was oH the Yerge o prototion to brigadier
general in July 2013 when he got
phone call at the Pentagon from the
Army s criminal investigation division to come
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meeting Once there ,
he learned that
blogger
Washington state had just accused him of raping
her, when both were cadets at West Point in 1986. An investigation was
underway
Riggins waived his right to an attorrey and immediately gave
statement
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denying any sexua
assault of the woman, Susan Shannon of Everett Wash
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But in the spring of 2014, with the armied forces facing heavy
criticism for thein
‘handling Of sexual assault cases Secretary of the Army John McHugh recommended
removing Riggins from the list for promotion to general_ Rigeins promptly retired.
Then; Riggins sued Shannon for defamation claiming that every aspect ofher rape claim on the Iest Point
campus was
‘provably
and that she wrole two
posts and
Facebook post “tointentionally derail
[his] promotion
to brigadier general During
six-dav trial that ended Aug
JuTJ in Fairfax County Va
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현병대에 꼴려감
2. 알고 보니 사관학교 동기엿던 여성이 그에게 강 간당햇
단 글을 SNS에l 올림
3. 사실 관계에 상관없이 불명예스러운 일에 연루되다고
하여 진급 누락
4. 결국 리긴스 대형은 전역계름 제출하고 전역 직후 해당
여성올 고소함
5. 법정 공방 끝에 승리, 840만 달러(약 95억원)틀 배상
하라는 판결이 나용