Another recent decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces has confronted the difficulties inherent to defining consent in sexual assault cases and resulted in the reversal of a guilty verdict. Critical to the case, The United States v. Rogers, was an uncorrected bias by a court-martial panel member that the appellate … Read more

According to the NCIS, a growing number of sailors have been targeted for “sextortion.” As The Day reports, the agency has been taking preventive measures to help sailors recognize the signs of the crime and avoid being victimized by criminals who are difficult to prosecute. “Sextortion” is a form of extortion that occurs online. Perpetrators pose … Read more

Court-martial proceedings for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl have been halted over a question of his legal team’s access to classified documents for weeks now. In a decision handed down last week, however, The United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals ruled in Bergdahl’s lawyers’ favor, saying that the legal team should have access to classified documents … Read more

For years now, the story of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and his alleged desertion has captured headlines and incensed the public. However, he is not the only U.S. Army soldier to go missing in 2009 and, as Stars and Stripes pointsout in a new profile, one case in particular has significant similarities to Bergdahl’s own. THE STORY OF … Read more

Senators Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Barbara Boxer of California are pressuring the Army due to its apparent handling of the case of Private Jameson T. Hazelbower. While accused of child rape, Hazelbower went AWOL from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, KY and was not pursued by the Army, but incidentally apprehended … Read more

Last month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces made its final ruling on United States v. Jacob L. Pease, Information Systems Technician Second Class, United States Navy. Pease was initially accused and convicted of three specifications of sexual assault and one charge of abusive sexual contact but, upon appeal, those verdicts … Read more

It is nearly unheard of for a military officer to stand trial, or even be publically accused of sexual misconduct. Military records over the last few years, however, are now showing that this culture of silence and shielding military leaders from these allegations is slowly eroding. As Stars and Stripes reports, pressure on the military from Washington … Read more

Whether in War or in a Criminal trial, you never want the power of the United States Government turning its attention on you. An issue has been percolating in my mind for that last few years: “Is the American Military Justice really interested in fairness?” Recent events have demonstrated to me a stark imbalance: the … Read more

The Guantanamo war court has assigned a new judge to the long-delayed case of terrorism suspect Majid Khan. Army Col. Tara A. Osborn, who recently gained notoriety for handling the Fort Hood (Fort Hood) spree shooting case, will now oversee Khan’s forthcoming guilty plea, currently scheduled for 2019. As the Miami Herald reports, Khan (who is currently … Read more

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s defense counsel has released documents to the press this week in an effort to quell the negative publicity surrounding his upcoming court-martial. The documents, which include debriefing interviews with Bergdahl with Army officials following his 2014 rescue, detail his rationale behind leaving his Afghanistan post in 2009. As Army Times reports, Bergdahl believed that … Read more