{"id":41820,"date":"2025-04-25T13:55:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T13:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/04\/25\/air-force-lieutenant-colonel-will-face-trial-for-child-sex-crimes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:27:10","slug":"air-force-lieutenant-colonel-will-face-trial-for-child-sex-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/2025\/04\/25\/air-force-lieutenant-colonel-will-face-trial-for-child-sex-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force lieutenant colonel will face trial for child sex crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Air Force set a trial date for a lieutenant colonel who previously faced child sex abuse charges, according to the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. Col. Kevin DiFalco \u2014 an active-duty service member stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada \u2014 was arrested in 2022 by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and brought up on charges that included lewdness in the presence of a child and one charge of abuse or neglect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force ultimately opted to move forward with administrative procedures and withdraw the charges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2024\/07\/24\/air-force-drops-child-sex-abuse-case-against-lieutenant-colonel\/\" target=\"_blank\">dismissing the case<\/a> without prejudice on June 7, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But DiFalco finds himself staring down similar charges again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn December 6, 2024, charges were preferred anew in the case against Lt Col Kevin DiFalco,\u201d a Nellis Air Force Base spokesperson told Military Times in an emailed statement. \u201cOn March 27, 2025, the Office of Special Trial Counsel referred the case to trial by general court-martial.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The base said it could not elaborate on the nature of the charges or why new charges were preferred, as it could impede an impartial trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DiFalco is facing seven charges, including sexual assault, sexual abuse of a child, indecent exposure, indecent conduct, giving false testimony, conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman and possession of child pornography.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2025\/01\/08\/army-doctor-pleads-guilty-to-sexually-abusing-dozens-of-soldiers\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Madigan-Army-Medical-Center.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army doctor pleads guilty to sexually abusing dozens of soldiers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Maj. 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