Fairchild instructor charged with rape

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Fairchild instructor charged with rape
By Erik Holmes - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Oct 31, 2009 13:31:53 EDT

A former soldier who teaches at the Air Force Survival School at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., is accused of taking a date into the school and raping her, choking her unconscious at one point.

Michael W. Fassbender, 32, of Spokane faces one count of first-degree rape in the alleged Oct. 19 incident. If convicted, he could be sentenced to life in prison.

The woman is a civilian whom Fassbender met through an online dating service, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, which handled the complaint with the help of base security officials and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.

Fassbender was arrested and released on $20,000 bond. He was to be arraigned Nov. 3 in Spokane County Superior Court, according to the sheriff’s office. Fassbender’s attorney, Christian Phelps, did not return calls to his cell phone or office seeking comment.

According to police and court documents, Fassbender and the woman met for dinner at a restaurant about 7 p.m. They had never seen each other but had exchanged e-mails for about a week.


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