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Pentagon brass improperly interfered in Navy SEAL’s sexual-assault case, retired admiral claims
Submitted by Mastodon on Sun, 2017-05-28 02:35
Article here. Excerpt:
'A retired admiral is accusing the highest levels of the Navy legal corps at the Pentagon of improperly interfering in the case of a decorated Navy SEAL convicted of sexual assault.
Retired Rear Adm. Patrick J. Lorge charges in a May 5 signed affidavit that the then-judge advocate general of the Navy and her deputy tried to persuade him not to exonerate the sailor because it would be bad public relations for the Navy and hurt Mr. Lorge’s career.
The extraordinary charges from Mr. Lorge go to the very top of the Navy legal system and throw into question whether a sailor can get a fair trial in the politically charged atmosphere of military sex assault cases.
Based on Mr. Lorge’s testimony, attorneys for Senior Chief Petty Officer Keith E. Barry filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Chief Barry contends that the sexual contact was consensual. The accuser described their relationship as filled with “crazy sex.”
“The new evidence in [Chief] Barry’s case establishes unlawful command influence,” his attorneys argue, asking the appeals court to reverse the conviction and order a special investigation.'
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Also see: Navy SEAL accused of sexual assault is denied special investigator to probe Pentagon meddling
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I look forward to the day. . .
. . . where men wake up and realize that a nation that will not do anything to defend men from the malice of others is simply not worth defending.
I know that I will never lift a finger to defend the joke of a nation I live in (Canada). It did nothing to defend me from the sexual mutilation I was put through as an infant. In fact, it was state sanctioned, done without even my parents' consent. And to this day, the country refuses to protect males from this. Even with a prime minister that claims he just wants "equality and justice for all." What a moron. I can't wait until Canadians wake up and vote that celebrity wannabe out of the Parliament.