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November 9, 2008

WHY!!

By Luis Fig.

This is to show what a man goes through and it's wrong also I believe in equal rights.

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To Whom It May Concern, I have been in the Air Force for 6 years been down range. I been to Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, and flew to Iraq for missions for the Air Force as a Security Force member have done my job with honor. I loved it!  I have good Performance reports as a Senior Airman.

 I been to Airman Leadership School I was a supervisor always took care of my troops and they took care of me.
 I been accused of rape then they dropped the charge to sexual assault (aggravated) stating that she was too drunk to give consent( substaintully incapacitated)  she claimed this allegation two days later.

The female accusing me is married and she is also accusing another man of Rape same night different time and different location Does she think it’s a game just to cry rape and blame any body she wants!
 The Air Force involuntary extended me past my ETS.

I was supposed to separate in May 7 2008. My commander tried to put me on administrative hold and gave me a no contact order with this female on March 24 2008. When I called separations they told me he cannot do that only the JAG could do that.
So I went to the Area Defense Council and they made a call to legal and legal (Prosecutors) said they have until his ETS date to charge him and the ADC told me keep out processing so I did.

I started thinking okay I know I didn’t do nothing wrong. So I will keep out processing.
My wife and kids went to the States in April 9 2008 thinking I will be home in May 7 2008. My commander cancelled my terminal leave. Later gave it back to me but under one condition that I have to contact my 1st Sgt every day so they could know I'm still in the country.

OSI wanted to take my passport that is what the Commander told me he said I’m not taking your passport that I trust you will not go any  where so he didn’t take my passport.
But when 7 days prior of getting my plane tickets and finish the separation the SSgt at separations is getting my tickets ready I saw letters in my folder like email print outs.

I could have left the country and what because of the error that the Sgt was doing I’m not like that. I ask him about the email print outs he didn’t even pay attention to detail on what was in the folder.
 So I asked him what's all that because I know that was not in my folder before so when he started reading he tells me you been placed on Admin Hold. I said why! Well he said I could just tell you it says pending preferred of charges for court martial.

So I went to the ADC and told the paralegal what just happen she said yeah they could do that. I said to her you told me they had till my ETS. Okay now I'm really upset!
 I had a job in the desert with a good company and family just left to a State that their not even familiar with no car just an empty apartment until our furniture arrives if someone would had told me about me being extended my family would have never left.

All my stuff was sent back to the States and I gave in my FMO furniture.
Furniture that the Air Force lends to families prior to PCS or Separate.
When I spoke to the 1st Sgt she said you could get your FMO back.
 I said I don’t want it back I want to go home so I slept on a matress til October 13 2008 I was Comand directed to move to the dorms.
 I came back from my Terminal leave and had to go back to work. But was strange was that the female that accused me got her weapon back after 2 weeks of the allegation and went back to work at the base armory.
Where she has access to all the weapons and ammo of the base WOW!!  If this female is alleging this. Wouldn’t she be in allot of stress and depression but no they give her a weapon and send her to re- fire her weapon while me What!!  Oh I forgot she is the victim.

So time goes by and me I had to rent a vehicle 300 euro a month and go to work. Everybody asking me hey I thought you went home already (ETS). I didn’t even know where to put my face I just said I thought so too.
Then came May 15, 2008 and when I look at my account I didn’t get paid so the 1st Sgt said something must had happen but she will take care of it.
June 1st and no check either. I called MPF Randolph and they said I was out there system (separated).

So here I am working for free and my family is in the states living off our saving's and worried about this situation. When I went to finance to ask what’s up with my pay she got my folder and when she opens it I see a letter in there I asked her can I see my folder she said okay.
 I saw the letter that has me on Admin hold it said I'm being suspected of RAPE and Adultery under Article 120 and 134.

I start thinking why is this letter stating this and Slandering my name and people is looking at this at every personnel office what are they going to think.
 So I went to ADC (Area Defense Council) and the lawyer told me they could put that and the paralegal said about finance we don't deal with that.
That I could write a Congressional Complaint! Okay I did that and told my Congressman (really a case worker) what is going on.
What if I didn’t have cash in the bank I been working 2 jobs for the past 4 years stationed here when I'm not deployed if I wouldn’t have the little cash that I have! What would have happen to my family? 

They would have ended up in the street or in a shelter that would have caused a big impact on us more than what’s going on right now the little money I had for my family is now gone I had no choice but to use it.
 I guess that letter went to a Congressional inquiry the case worker stated. I’m curious does the Congressman read all this or other people handle this and he doesn’t.

The case worker told me they are doing their own investigation okay if they are doing one then they would see what’s going on but that's not the case because all they did was forward everything to Washinton to a Air Force Liason.
This is not right and they would see the mistakes that the Air Force had made with everything. My wrong Social Security # and my Pay etc.
 I also gave authorization to Congressman Luis Fortuno to see what's going on but instead of investigating they ask the people that has been messing up since the first place so what the legal office does cover themselves

I spoke to the caseworker and he told me to write another letter stating that I want an update.
Why do I have to keep writing letters why he just don’t call and say hey what'sgoing on with this troop and all these mistakes  Why do  I have to keep writing letters.
 Also I told him I received my DD 214 and the  VA received my DD -214 June 24 2008  I also told him I’m tired of this and this is not fair.
I told him this has not been fair to me or my family since the beginning
He said first let’s see what happens.

 Regarding my pay when I spoke to finance they told me I was on T status (terminated).
Also I receive a pay of disability of 1,260 dollars because I got a tumor in my brain (Hamartoma) and other medical issues. 
I have to take medication regarding the headaches regarding my brain tumor. The medications I take are Topamax and Fiorcet, for my head. Also I'm taking Buspirone for anxiety attacks and Trazodone to sleep because it’s been hard for me over here every day thinking what’s going to happen!
I have to do an MRI every 6 months to monitor my brain tumor.  I'm going through allot I need help!

 I later start looking at the letter of Admin Hold and it had my wrong social security # that’s nice!! 
How it a woman can walk into a hotel the clerk says they came in like a couple and the 2 came back down normal and the female came back in un-changed condition. But she says she was cursing at me and was angry the cleark said in the Article 32 hearing that she never said nothing and they were normal and left normal.

Every Body in their statements says this female has double personality or a mental problem and every statement is in-consistent.
I guess I got the normal side of her when she was with me she was fine but when I read the statements
I guess they want to practice and take this to the limit. They are saying I took advantage of her because she was to drunk. This is wrong because I know I did not rape this female or take advantage of her!

Because the S.A.R.C always been giving wrong information to people and the females tend to believe that if there drunk and a male too that they are the victims okay so us men what!! Men know better and the females don't!
How it is that a female cry’s RAPE. Two days later supposedly the incidents happened twice in one night 2 different times, 2 different locations, by 2 different men. She must have really bad luck!! It's like you cross the street get hit by a car then cross an avenue and get hit by another car!! Give me a Break!! This is not right. It’s crazy!

Okay now I'm still here waiting thinking this case should be dropped because anybody that would read it would say what this is!
Of course she will keep to her story of course she needs her motive to lie. She is married and she is accusing to different men she has mentally believed that she was assaulted. She is not the victim I'm the victim.
What they should have done was taking every body's weapon away and investigate properly not take a word from a female that might have mental problems.

That they have not even taking time to check if she really is capable of carrying a weapon or believing such a thing because a woman that would say something like this is questionable?
Also in other peoples statements they say she acted like to different persons and they say looked like she was sycsophrenic
Because a woman that would make a story like this is feeling guilt looking for an alibi and not mentally stable.

But they are scared that she might go to the News Oprah the News Papers or the media. So let’s get this guy because we have to make her feel good! Well they were wrong.
What about the man and his family the man himself deformation to character emotional problems with himself and the family.
Not one person came and Knocked on my door and said hey how you doing how is the family in the States. 

I have had suicidal thought's all the time the only reason I never done nothing because the Chaplin tells me if you die you will never see your wife and kids and that makes me think.
 I got to keep my guard up and fight for my family and my reputation and my rights and go home to them. There are better with me than without me.
I been depressed my wife the same I'm thinking what is going on, while everybody and this female and her family is doing fine.

Also why they took my weapon and the second (suspect) still had his weapon and she did too!! And the other individual still working with his weapon and arming up from her because she works at the armory giving out weapons why is that.
I also ask for a lawyer I requested a top lawyer female Capt. Beitz Gwendolyn, and got denied twice, Reason I wanted her because she is top notch and a very good attorney but it got dis-approved twice.

I cannot afford a civilian attorney if I could all this would have been acquitted because this case is absurd and my rights have been violated.
 I would get an Attorney and I know I would be home with my family.
 I know I'm innocent and this is not right!!

I had to give my lawyer more than 30 names as character witnesses now everybody is going to know what’s going on I know for a fact what kind of person I am and I also know for a fact that everybody knows I’m a hard worker and truthful person. But now everybody got to see what's going on real nice!

 I never disrespected my superiors and always done what I have to do to help my family. My family in Puerto Rice if they need help I’m there Family in New York they need help.
 I’m there most of the time is financial because I know they struggle and I wouldn’t mind risking my life for them.

 I wanted to work in Iraq for a company and earn enough to open collage funds for my two boys help my parents my mother in law and the rest of the family my sister she is a single mother struggling in Brooklyn New York.
I wanted to open a Restaurant because I love to cook and work with customers and treat them as my family like my father use to do in Brooklyn East New York back in the 70’s and 80’s.

Now my family and my life depend on something that I didn’t do and somebody else’s decision this is just sad and unreasonable.
The former President had an affair and what happened the Governor had an affair with a Prostitute what happened.  Higher military members do stuff and get a slap on the wrist and they admitted of doing such things and the Government had evidence on them and nothing.

The duke Lacrosse team the family had to go through so much stress and shame of something that came to be all False. The female that had a soldier go through hell for one year and it turned out to be that she lied. Because she wanted to make her boyfriend jealous.
In volgehweh Housing a young girl said that she was raped in the woods everybody on base was worried then it turned out to be that she lied.
The woman that accused the cop on patrol for rape to avoid a traffic ticket until they told her she was recorded.

I know there is more this is not right! Somebody needs to put a stop to this already!
I hope you someone could find it in their spirit and heart to help.
Because this is not right and inocent men is going to suffer for this.
Especially in the Military because of the new Article 120 in the UCMJ.
So a woman can have drinks one night and have sex with a whole alot of men and then say she was too drunk to give consent so what they do press it.

Because they are worried about being on the new's.
On August I served my charges and I been claiming that the Military should pay for my family to go back to Puerto Rico and they said no because they went where I chose well that's when I thought that I was going to meet them. I wrote a letter for the military to send them back home they said no because like I said before they said they are where I wanted to go that's when I thoght I was going with them if the military would had told me about me being extended my family would not had left they would had stayed with me.

I also asked for the Military to pay my rent and family separation they said no because my family left on there free will okay because again no one never told me nothing so what's going to happen to family after I served my country and my wife too because she and other families mean and woman supported this war and all the things they had gone through to receive this kind of treatment.

I have proof that the Military had done me and my family wrong.  I have to  back up my words!

This is a reminder that it's wrong to say stuff that's not true


Authors Bio:
I'm a man that is very fustrated with the way things are going and I feel some one needs to take a stand about in justice that's going on from false rape to false in prisonment also I want people to know that I belive in equal rights for all of us men and woman.

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