Lt. col. jeffrey krusinski

• Alleged victim testified that Krusinski firmly grabbed her buttocks outside a Virginia bar
• Krusinski initially faced charges of sexual battery%2C but pleaded not guilty to assault and battery charges
• Jurors deliberated for an hour and 15 minutes

ARLINGTON, Va.

— An Air Force officer who once led the branch's sexual assault response team was acquitted Wednesday of allegations that he groped a woman outside a Virginia bar.

A jury of five men and two women deliberated for an hour and 15 minutes in the misdemeanor assault case against Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, 42, of Arlington, Va.

His arrest fueled a national furor over sexual abuse in the military and whether top brass take the issue seriously.

Krusinski was accused of groping a 23-year-old woman May 5 outside a Crystal City, Va., bar.

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