Judge Refuses To Protect Rape Counselor From Military Arrest
POSTED: 5:29 pm MDT June 8, 2005
UPDATED: 10:28 am MDT June 9, 2005
DENVER -- A federal judge Wednesday refused to protect a civilian rape counselor from arrest for her refusal to turn over records in an Air Force rape case that is scheduled for court martial.
A military judge issued an arrest warrant for Jennifer Bier when she refused to comply with a subpoena from the attorneys for Air Force 1st Lt. Joseph Harding, charged with sexual assault.
Bier, a clinical social worker who counseled one of the accusers in the case, said civilian lawyers who have tried to get her records always back off when told her files are protected by state confidentiality laws.Harding is charged with sexually assaulting two female cadets while he attended the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs in 1999 and 2000.He is stationed at Columbus Air Force Base in Columbus, Miss., but his court-martial has been moved to Randolph Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas, the headquarters of Harding's unit, the 14th Operations Squadron.
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Previous Stories:
- June 7, 2005: Rape Counselor, Military Face Noon Deadline
- May 28, 2005: Military Judge Issues Arrest Warrant For Rape Counselor
- April 2, 2005: Rape Counselor Balks At Air Force Subpoena Over Records
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