The 7NEWS investigation into rapes and the punishment of victims at the Air Force Academy has prompted a second investigation, this one outside the Air Force.

7NEWS Investigator John Ferrugia has been bringing to light the voices and faces of some of those victims.

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"When you can sit back and say even the officers here are corrupt. It really, you just have this hurt in your soul," former AFA cadet Liz said.

"Because I knew he knew that he was going to get away with it. Because he knew, obviously, nothing was going to happen to him," former AFA cadet Sharon said.

"I've been out for two years now and I still have days when I'll be upset about it and cry and cry," former AFA cadet Ruth said.

It is the echo of these voices that is motivating Sen. Wayne Allard.

"We cannot allow this to go on. We need to do something about it," Allard said.

He, and the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Sen. John Warner, will, on Wednesday, formally call for an outside investigation by the Air Force inspector general.

"We are going to end up with two investigations," Allard said. "I hope this will mean we have a more thorough investigation. It will be more credible and that there will be facts there we can really deal with in trying to come up with some permanent solutions."

And in a face-to-face meeting with the secretary of the Air Force Tuesday afternoon, Allard made it clear that this is only the beginning.

"I think it's our responsibility as senators who have oversight responsibilities over the academy that we need to have a hearing," Allard said. "I hope we get an opportunity to get the women in and hope they are willing to come in and testify."

Clearly, Air Force Secretary James Roche gets the message. After meeting in Washington with Allard, he will fly to Colorado Springs Thursday to address the cadet corps about the issue.

On Wednesday, Roche will talk exclusively with 7NEWS.

In a formal letter to the secretary of the Air Force, Allard is asking for specific information including the number sexual assaults reported to the rape crisis program, the counseling center and the medical team. This is all information that, so far, the academy has failed to collect or refused to release.