assault scandal by the inspection by the inspector general's office and the Fowler Commission not be prosecuted as they had "acted in good faith" and "were not intentionally or willfully derelict in their duties" as they attempted to deal with the sexual assault issue. Continuing, Teets wrote, "Moreover, any mistakes or misjudgments some of them may have made are mitigated by the complexity of the issues they faced, the necessity of policy trade-offs and compromises, and the difficulty of measuring program effectiveness... . The record of missed warning signs is disturbing, but these officers acted in good faith to discharge their responsibilities to act in the cadet's best interests by taking bold steps to deter sexual assaults and implement effective reporting procedures... . Given their uniform excellence and long service to the Air Force and their country, I have determined that taking the highly unusual step of imposing disciplinary action against these retired members under these circumstances is not warranted." Teets's memo was forwarded to Congress over the Easter weekend, but despite the congressional recess was met with dismay by the office of Senator Wayne Allard, Republican Senator from Colorado and Representative Louise Slaughter, Democrat of New York who have led congressional inquiries into the scandal. Concern was also expressed by Kate Summers of the victims rights group Miles Foundation. In late 2006, a military judge dismissed a rape charge against an accused cadet because the accuser's mental health professional refused a court order to release medical records of statements the accuser had made to her. On 10 January 2007, the Associated Press reported that civilian prosecutors declined to file charges in an alleged sexual assault that started the aforementioned 2003 sexual assault scandal because they could not meet the required burden of proof. See also Sexual assault in the United States military 1991 Tailhook scandal 1996 Aberdeen scandal 2012 US Air Force sexual assault scandal The Invisible War (2012 film) Rape in the United States of America References External links Article, "Pentagon blames Air Force Academy leaders for sexual misconduct scandal," 8 December 2004, GOVEXEC.com Evaluation of Sexual Assault, Reprisal, and Related Leadership Challenges at the United States Air Force Academy, 3 December 2004, Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense Colorado Spring Gazette article, "Confidentiality military-wide for alleged sexual assault victims," 8 December 2004 2003 in the United States Sexual assault in the United States