“After a comprehensive investigation by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, there was insufficient evidence to support any finding of misconduct on the part of General Hyten,” the Pentagon said at the time.

A senior defense official told reporters at the time that the investigation included speaking to 53 witnesses across three countries and 10 states and reviewing “tens of thousands of emails.”

The Air Force cleared Hyten of the nine allegations of sexual misconduct in 2019 after a criminal investigation by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. The Department of Justice declined to comment. Spletstoser.” He said he was not involved in negotiations. Reached by CNN on Thursday, Hyten said “the settlement is between the government and Col. The allegations spanned nine incidents from February 2017 to February 2018, and were made public when Hyten was nominated by then-President Donald Trump to be the second most senior US military officer in the nation. Kathryn Spletstoser, who alleged sexual assault and battery against Hyten in 2019. The sum will be paid out by the US government to Col. John Hyten has been settled for $975,000, according to court records. A yearslong court civil suit involving sexual assault allegations against former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.

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