The chief accuser in the sexual misconduct case against the Army's former top enlisted soldier says she made similar allegations against other men before she met Sgt. Maj. Gene McKinney.
Under a combative cross-examination Tuesday, Sgt. Christine Fetrow said she complained about treatment by two male superiors when she was stationed in Somalia."It's a common scheme or plan, one she's used before" to get what she wanted, defense attorney Charles Gittins said. The outcomes of her other complaints were not addressed in court.
The military court-martial was to continue Wednesday.
McKinney's defense lawyers say all six women who accuse him of sexual wrongdoing are lying. In Fetrow's case, Gittins suggested she concocted the allegations to get favorable job assignments and other perks.
Fetrow said McKinney pressured her to come to his room for drinks and "fun" at a convention in late 1994, and then pursued her for more than two years, suggesting that he could help her career.
Gittins questioned whether Fetrow might have misunderstood some of McKinney's comments.
Her story accounts for 10 of the 19 counts against McKinney, who was ousted last year as sergeant major of the Army, a post that serves as an advocate at the Pentagon for the enlisted ranks.
McKinney, 47, pleaded innocent when the court-martial began last week. He faces up to 55 1/2 years in a military prison if convicted.