Tony Evers said he will release the findings of a seven-month probe on how the state's National Guard handled a half-dozen cases of sexual assault allegations after federal investigators brief the Guard's top commander this weekend, according to a letter to lawmakers on Thursday. Evers said the National Guard Bureau's Office of Complex Investigations (OCI) briefed him on their findings on Nov. 25, which was the result of an overarching investigation of the Guard's protocols for reporting, investigating and prosecuting sexual assault. Jay Ellis notified Baldwin in November 2018 of the alleged incidents of sexual assault within his 115th Fighter Wing security squadron dating back to 2002 that were brushed aside by senior officers. The investigator said in the report that the bungled court-martial was a result of Guard officials' incompetence. Fitzgerald said then that he wasn't happy with the response and questioned whether the Guard follows its own policies.

Source: Fox News December 06, 2019 03:41 UTC