Posted on 07/20/2006 6:08:23 PM PDT by SmithL
WASHINGTON -- A military jury on Thursday acquitted a former Naval Academy quarterback of raping a female midshipman in her dormitory room.
But jurors convicted Lamar S. Owens Jr. on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer and disobeying a lawful order.
"They have determined, obviously, that the consensual act took place," said Cmdr. John Maksym, the trial judge. He added that the jury of five Naval officers found that Owens "wrongfully entered the room without permission and wrongfully engaged in consensual sex."
Owens, standing at attention as the verdicts were read, showed no emotion. He remains free without bond. He was not allowed to graduate or receive a commission in May, and remains a midshipman.
Neither Owens' accuser nor her family were in court when the verdict was read.
The punishment phase will begin Friday morning.
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"wrongfully engaged in consensual sex" definitely indicates somebody else has a problem.
Shame to have such a famous and storied place associated with this.
Consensual..
Does that mean the girl was also kept from her graduation, commission, and has charges filed against her?
I'll bet not....
Semper Fi
You're not allowed to do that in Mother B.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bal-owens0720,0,1882404.story?coll=bal-college-football
"...The panel found him guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and of violating the military restraining order to stay away from the alleged victim."
The big thing about this trial was that the Femi-nazis were out for blood. There was a committee that had just ripped the other academies a new one and showed up in Annapolis the same time this emerged.
Owens screwed up, but the PC Police were out to get a scalp, any scalp to "send a message".
She was promised that all would be forgiven if she gave truthful testimony. I believe the trial judge had to remind her attorney of that fact during the proceedings.
So was the female charged or kicked out of school, who is she?
I believe that sex in Bancroft gets you tossed from the Academy.
That "failure to obey a lawful order" charge is probably where he was told to stay off her floor after this broke and he was seen walking the hall.
So far, no word on who she is. Down the road, though, her career in the military is garbage.
Unless, of course, Bill Clinton ever becomes Commander and Chief again.
Weird wording even for the military.
Well, she may get another chance, eh?! Maybe she can serve in uniform at the White House.
No doubt the Board stood on their heads when they came up with that one. Last time I saw something like that the USPS Board of Governors misused the word "tangential" and came up with something like "tannedgenital". And, lo and behold, that's what we have here don't we.
Only sad part here is that she was given total immunity from prosecution for all the Academy rules she broke, in exchange for her truthful testimony. He gives truthful testimony and gets time, possibly. So, for breaking the same rule (sex in the hall) she gets a walk. Makes sense to me. /sarcasm off
We weren't allowed to do that in Mother B in my day.
IMHO, the "wrongfully entering the room" part has to do with rules regarding male middies being in female middies' rooms (and vice versa) - they are very picky about when and how you can go in. The "wrongfully engaging in consensual sex" refers to violation of the regulation that prohibits having sex in Bancroft Hall. Although the wording is convoluted, I believe it was very carefully crafted to keep anyone from coming back on the trial board for discrimination.
Thank God, I didn't have females in my trade school, they are there now.
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