Retired Major General: Sexual Assault Allegations Against Hyten Lack MeritAccuser's former boss says she should be court-martialedWashington Free Beacon, Aug 8, 2019, Jeffrey Cimmino
Heidi Brown, a retired U.S. Army major general, argued sexual assault allegations Gen. John Hyten lack merit in a piece for the
Wall Street Journal published Thursday.
"Army Col. Kathryn Spletstoser's accusations are graphic and nauseating. But they are discredited by evidence," Brown writes in the
Journal. "I have reviewed the written record of the case, including a redacted report from the Army Inspector General Office, and spoken with people involved. I served at Stratcom headquarters in Omaha, Neb., with both Gen. Hyten and Col. Spletstoser, including at the time of one of the claimed assaults. While she confided in me over various issues, she never brought up an assault by Gen. Hyten."
In 2018, Spletstoser was relieved of her position after being accused of "toxic leadership," which included "intimidating, abusive and threatening behavior toward subordinates." Hyten had approved an investigation which corroborated the claims against Spletstoser.
On the day she was relieved, police were sent to her home. She reportedly threatened that Hyten had "24 hours to rectify the situation, or [she] was going to kill [herself]." She was brought to a clinic.
In June 2018, Spletstoser began accusing superiors of various misdeeds, none of which included sexual misconduct and none of which were verified by the Army's Inspector General Office. Hyten and his staff were cleared of all charges by March 2019.
Spletstoser did not level the sexual assault charge until days after Hyten was nominated to the Joint Chiefs. According to Brown, Spletstoser had previously accused a superior of sexual misconduct.
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