NEW: Senior military officer accuses general tapped to be vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of sexual misconduct
The officer told The Associated Press that Gen. John Hyten subjected her to a series of unwanted sexual advances by kissing, hugging and rubbing up against her in 2017 while she was one of his aides. She said that he tried to derail her military career after she rebuffed him.
Air Force Col. DeDe Halfhill, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said Wednesday that Hyten's nomination remains on course. The woman making the allegations said she, too, wonders if Hyten received special treatment because of his rank, and she fears her honesty and motives will be questioned because of the circumstances and timing of her allegations.
She later learned that she was under investigation by Strategic Command for what officials said was"toxic" leadership behavior. "Exceptionally competent and committed leader with the highest level of character," Hyten wrote, adding that"her ethics are above reproach."
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