Nellis Air Force officer sentenced for sexually assaulting child
A Nellis Air Force Base officer was found guilty of sexually assaulting a child and sentenced to 12 years and six months of confinement Wednesday, according to a news release.
Lt. Col. Kevin DiFalco’s case began in 2022 when he was accused of grooming a girl, sexually assaulting her and committing lewd acts in front of her. He was prosecuted and sentenced in military court.
DiFalco was found guilty of offenses including sexual assault of a child, indecent exposure, perjury, indecent conduct and receiving child pornography, according to the Nellis news release.
The sentencing followed a two-week trial, the release said, and a military judge also ordered “dismissal, total forfeitures of pay and allowances, and a reprimand.”
DiFalco previously faced charges in Las Vegas Justice Court, but the case was turned over to the military court process. His military court-martial charges were dismissed last year, Maj. Lauren Ott said previously. A Nellis spokesperson said last October that the office of special trial counsel had intended to refile charges.
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