Officer defends overturning sexual-assault verdict Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 3:34 pm, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force commander who overturned a jury's guilty verdict in a sexual assault case — enraging members of Congress and prompting talk of military justice reform — explained his case in a letter to a top Pentagon official, saying he found the accused officer and his wife more believable than the alleged victim. In a detailed six page letter to Air Force Secretary Michael Donley, Lt.