Women Say Sergeant Threatened Them Documents Accuse Bailey Of Intimidation After Alleged Assaults

Two of the three women who’ve accused a Fairchild Air Force Base security guard of raping and assaulting them also say they were threatened afterward, court documents show.

One of the women, a North Side mother of three, was so intimidated by Master Sgt. Napolean Bailey’s threats she backed off seeking a domestic violence protection order, military investigators say.

The other woman, a Veradale mother of two, said Bailey called her twice after he raped and sodomized her last fall, vowing to harm her if she reported the attack.

Bailey threatened to use his car to run over one of the women, and told another he could make her “disappear so that no one would be able to find her body,” investigators say.

Fairchild officials revealed Tuesday that the third woman accusing Bailey of sexual assault is an active-duty member of the Air Force.

The attacks on her allegedly occurred off the base, from 1992 to 1994. She never reported the incidents to Fairchild authorities, said base spokesman Capt. Mark Brown.

“She sought a permanent change of station and was transferred to Korea,” Brown said Tuesday.

Military investigators learned of the Air Force woman’s problems with Bailey after the second woman came forward with rape allegations last September.

She is now stationed at another air base in the United States and will testify against Bailey if the case goes to a court-martial later this year, Brown said.

Bailey, 39, is in jail at Fairchild awaiting a military trial on charges of rape, sodomy, assault, unlawful entry and obstructing justice.

Fairchild officials have “zero tolerance” for improper sexual conduct, Brown said. They jailed Bailey on Jan. 31 after a four-month investigation by the Air Force’s Office of Special Investigations.

Bailey, stationed at Fairchild for 12 years, has denied the charges.

The North Side woman was the first to raise allegations against Bailey, seeking protection from him in August 1995, according to court documents.

His girlfriend at the time, she went to court after he allegedly struck her, stalked her and threatened her and her three young children.

She reported the abuse to Bailey’s commander, Lt. Col. Dennis Hunsinger, who ordered Bailey to stay away from her. But she asked him in a letter to rescind his order two days after it took effect, Brown said.

“That happened twice,” Brown said.

The couple reconciled, but the abuse continued, the woman said in an affidavit accompanying her petition for a protection order.

“I am fearful for my safety and that of my children,” she said.

The temporary order was dismissed two weeks later when Bailey and the woman failed to appear at a court hearing.

Air Force investigators later concluded that Bailey coerced the woman into writing Hunsinger and failing to appear in court, Brown said.

“We know now that her recantation was a result of pressure from Bailey. That’s the basis of the obstruction of justice charges against him,” Brown said.

Bailey also continued to threaten another woman while the special investigation was proceeding, according to investigators.

Bailey allegedly told one of the women to “provide a false official statement” to Special Agent Jude Sunderbruch , who is conducting the investigation.

The second restraining order against Bailey was sought last September by the Veradale woman.

The mother of two sons asked for protection after Bailey allegedly raped and sodomized her on Sept. 5, according to her sworn statement four days later.

The woman also said Bailey called her twice on Sept. 6, threatening her with harm if she reported the rape.

The day before she swore out her complaint in Spokane, Bailey’s squadron commander, Lt. Col. Steven Ross, issued a formal order to Bailey to stay away from the woman and her two sons.

“It has come to my attention that on or about 5 September 1996, you are alleged to have sexually assaulted (the woman),” Ross said in his letter. “Following the assault you are alleged to have warned (her) against reporting your criminal conduct to authorities.”

Bailey was served with the nocontact order on Sept. 11 at his apartment at 2371 Southeast Boulevard, according to Superior Court files.

The Office of Special Investigations launched an inquest that including a search of Bailey’s home and car. He was formally charged last Friday.

Air Force officials Tuesday produced the written military charge sheet against Bailey. It provides more details of the alleged assaults and threats, including descriptions of extremely violent behavior.

Bailey allegedly threw one of his victims against a fence, held her off the floor by her neck, threw her against furniture and walls, and struck her with his hands and a chili pot.

Investigators have set up a hotline to gather information about Bailey and encourage women who may have been victimized to step forward. That number is 247-5251.

, DataTimes