Space Crime Continuum: Astronaut's Ex Faces Jail Time For False Accusations Of Crime In Space

Posted • November 20, 2025: Former Air Force Intelligence Officer Summer Worden is in a world of trouble after pleading guilty to lying to federal agents. She faces a maximum of 5 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000 for falsely accusing her ex-wife, Anne McClain, of illegally accessing her bank accounts. Usually, such claims made during divorce proceedings are handled locally in family court. However, McClain, a West Point graduate and NASA astronaut, was serving aboard the International Space Station when the accusations were made. Worden had accused her estranged spouse of being Earth's first interstellar criminal. —— A woman has pleaded guilty to falsely reporting that her astronaut ex-wife committed a crime while deployed to the International Space Station. —— The divorce of the once star-crossed lovers had become especially bitter as McClain was seeking visitation rights to Worden's son, who was born before the couple's marriage, but had been co-parented by the couple. (…)

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CBS News: Woman pleads guilty to falsely claiming astronaut ex committed crime in space
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/summer-worden-anne-mcclain-space-crime-guilty-plea/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e