Ex-South Florida airman sentenced to 5 years in 2019 sexual assault at UK base

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James Loubeau (BSO)

MIAMI – A erstwhile U.S. Air Force subordinate from Miami has been sentenced to 5 years successful national situation for sexually assaulting different servicemember portion stationed astatine an aerial basal successful the United Kingdom implicit six years ago, according to a quality merchandise from the Department of Justice obtained by Local 10 connected Thursday.

Authorities said James Loubeau, 37, was sentenced to 60 months successful situation followed by 20 months of supervised merchandise aft pleading blameworthy earlier this twelvemonth to 2 counts of abusive intersexual contact.

The charges stemmed from a 2019 incidental astatine Royal Air Force Mildenhall, located successful Suffolk, England.

As portion of his plea, Loubeau admitted that connected May 4, 2019, helium sexually assaulted the unfortunate portion connected base.

According to investigators, Loubeau and the unfortunate had been drinking astatine a barroom connected basal that night. The victim, who was visibly intoxicated, returned to her on-base lodging with assistance from a person and went to furniture alone.

At astir 2:30 a.m., the unfortunate awoke to find Loubeau connected apical of her successful bed, prosecutors said.

They said she rapidly called 2 friends and told them she had been raped.

Surveillance footage aboriginal showed Loubeau leaving her country and returning to his dorm, authorities said.

A aesculapian introspection revealed injuries accordant with intersexual contact, and DNA grounds linked Loubeau to the assault, according to investigators.

They said Loubeau was discharged from the Air Force successful March 2020.

Loubeau was initially indicted successful April and was antecedently held astatine a jailhouse installation successful Broward County earlier being transferred to national custody.