An Air Force officer who led the branch’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit has been charged with groping a woman in a northern Virginia parking lot, authorities said on Monday. Arlington County Police said Lieutenant-Colonel Jeffrey Krusinski of Arlington faces a misdemeanour charge of sexual battery following an alleged assault about 12:30am on Sunday in the Crystal City area of the county.
A police report says that the 41-year-old Krusinski was drunk and grabbed a woman’s breast and buttocks. Police say the woman fought him off and called police.
Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck says Krusinski did not know the woman involved.
Susie Doyle, a spokeswoman for the Arlington County Sheriff’s Office, said Krusinski was released Sunday on a US$5,000 personal recognisance bond. An arraignment is scheduled for Thursday.
A working phone number for Krusinski could not be found Monday and court records did not list an attorney.