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Thursday, 11 March 2010 13:11 |
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) _ The American Civil Liberties Union has
filed a complaint against the Rapid City Police Department, saying
two officers were responsible for getting a lesbian Air Force
sergeant tossed out of the military.
Police went to Jene Newsome's Rapid City home last November to
serve an out-of-state warrant on Cheryl Hutson, Newsome's partner.
The officers allegedly noticed an Iowa marriage certificate showing
the two were married and notified Ellsworth Air Force Base, which
later gave Newsome an honorable discharge.
The military's ``don't ask, don't tell'' policy bans service
members from acknowledging they are gay or engaging in homosexual
behavior.
Police Chief Steve Allender declined comment, other than to say
that it is routine to notify the base of criminal matters involving
military personnel.
Newsome had been in the military for nine years and said she
planned to make it a career.
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