He allowed his folks to keep and consume alcohol, despite directives from his commanders which forbade alcohol. He also started an inappropriate relationship with an enlisted female airman 20 years his junior;<\/p>\n
\u201cIt starts out with a mentorship but it goes way, way, way over the line after that,\u201d said Maj. Rachel Lyons, senior trial counsel for the Air Force, in court. \u201cAfter that, he uses personal knowledge of her family to get closer to her \u2026 and to try to take the relationship to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n
When others in the camp became uncomfortable with how much time the two were spending together, the two were advised to limit their personal contact, according to testimony. To continue communicating out of the public eye, the two began writing what prosecutors called \u201clove letters\u201d to each other, while also still spending time together, including at a party one night in July where both were said to be drinking.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Well, he faced a general court martial which decided that he should leave the Air Force;<\/p>\n
The judge, Col. Mark Milam, found Paquette was negligent in performing his assigned duties, a lesser offense than the dereliction of duty for which he was charged. The judge also found Paquette did not violate the same general order regarding alcohol consumption on numerous occasions. He was also found not guilty of the most egregious charge against him: abusive sexual contact.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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