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• Jury acquits former survival instructor of rape

  June 17, 2010 in City on Page A7 A former survival instructor smiled Wednesday as a Spokane jury read its decision to exonerate him of three counts of first-degree rape. Michael W. Fassbender, 32, asked his attorney, Christian …

• Fairchild rape suspect takes stand

  June 15, 2010 in City on Page A5 When a survival instructor accused of rape broke military policy by bringing a woman into a secure compound, he was in the midst of a “great evening” with a flirtatious … 1

• National security issue in rape trial

  June 10, 2010 in City on Page A1 National security questions have been raised during the Spokane rape trial of a civilian contractor who, according to court testimony, took a woman he just met over the Internet into … 4

• Hostage specialist’s rape trial begins

  June 9, 2010 in City on Page A5 The trial started Tuesday for a hostage interrogation expert charged with taking a woman he had just met over the Internet into one of the most restricted facilities at Fairchild … 2

• Fairchild rape trial begins

  June 8, 2010 in City The trial started Tuesday for a hostage interrogation expert charged with taking a woman he had just met over the Internet into a one of the most restricted facilities at … 1

• Rape suspect faces more charges

  December 4, 2009 in City on Page A7 A man accused of raping a woman in a Fairchild Air Force Base interrogation room faces additional charges in an attack prosecutors say began after he showed the alleged victim … 1

• Additional charges filed in Fairchild rape case

  December 3, 2009 in City A man accused of raping a woman in a Fairchild Air Force Base interrogation room faces additional charges in an attack prosecutors say began after he showed the alleged victim … 3

• In brief: Woman reports rape at survival center

  October 22, 2009 in City on Page A5 An employee at Fairchild Air Force Base’s Survival Training Center is accused of raping a woman in an interrogation room. Michael W. Fassbender, 32, was in Spokane County Jail on … 8