Posted on 10/16/2011 6:22:52 PM PDT by seekthetruth
"Three Days In August" by Bob McCarty
U.S. Army Special Forces Sgt.1st Class Kelly A. Stewart admitted to having a one-night stand with a 28-year-old German woman the night of Aug. 22, 2008. She did, too. Both knew sex was part of the plan when they left the discotheque near Stuttgart. Two months later, however, her story changed and the highly-decorated combat veteran found himself facing rape and kidnapping charges.
During court-martial proceedings one year later, Stewart faced an Army court-martial panel comprised of soldiers who had recently returned from a 16-month deployment with the Army attorney serving as Stewart’s lead prosecutor.
Despite a lack of both physical evidence and eyewitnesses to the alleged crimes, it took only three days for the panel to find Stewart guilty of numerous offenses — including aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping, forcible sodomy and assault and battery — and sentence him to eight years behind bars.
Incredibly, the conviction was based almost entirely on the testimony of Stewart’s accuser, a one-time mental patient who, with the backing of the German government, refused to allow her medical records to be entered as evidence.
When several witnesses came forward during a post-trial hearing to reveal startling proof that the accuser had lied several times during the trial, their words were largely ignored by the court and Stewart remained behind bars.
(Excerpt) Read more at threedaysinaugust.com ...
Perhaps after reading you will find it in your heart to send a donation to help the Stewart family, no matter how small. All donations will be of great help.
We must bring attention to this travesty of Military Injustice! Notice I said Military, not U.S. Justice. Why? Because in a U.S. Court, Kelly Stewart would NEVER have spent a day in jail, and his case would have been dropped. Furthermore, Kelly could have sought justice and sued for damages for deformation of character in a U.S. Court against his accuser.
I ask all of you to go to http://savethissoldier.com/mainpage.html and click on the left side of the page under “Latest Update.” Not only does this family have to live apart, not only is Kelly's wife getting ready to deploy to Afghanistan and the children will remain behind with their Aunt, BUT NOW USAA has decided to cancel all the accounts this struggling family has maintained! The President and CEO of this USAA organization is Josue Robles, a retired “Army” Major General! John Abizaid sits on the Board of Directors of USAA. Remember him? He is a former “Army” Middle East Commander!
Folks, if you will, please send an email to these two retired “Army” employees. Their email addresses are josue.robles@usaa.com
john.abisaid@usaa.com
It is disgusting that this “Army” allowed conviction of this Special Forces HERO without evidence and in spite of the dubious motive of the accuser! I find this criminal on the part of the “Army” but even destroying this Hero's life doesn't’ seem to be enough for them! Now they want to torment him further and make things as difficult as possible for him and his soon to be deployed wife!!!
The conviction of Special Forces First Sgt. Kelly Stewart is disgraceful and in my opinion, does a disservice to the Army and all who wear the uniform. I don't know how those involved in this conviction can look themselves or anywhere else in the eye. It is horrendous and shameful, what they have done to this Warrior's life and to his family.
Please read Kelly's story and email the webmaster, who is his highly decorated father! Please donate to this family and please send a scathing email to Josue Robles and John Abizaid. Please spread the word what USAA has done to this family. Frankly, they are not worthy to hold accounts of Heroes such as Kelly Stewart!
You all know, I have been heavily involved in trying to help Michael Behenna and the Leavenworth 10. I now add Kelly Stewart to the list! This is truly times that try men's souls but I am a Warrior too and I'm on the warpath! These men are all our Sons and this persecution of our Warriors has got to stop!
Please engage and help this family. Through 3 deployments, Kelly Stewart served to protect us and keep us safe. Now he needs our protection!
Thank You!
Beverly Perlson
The Band of Mothers
Very sad case.
Thank you for reading. Also thank you for any help you can give to spread the word about this terribli injustice to one of our Army heroes!
(( ping ))
Thanks Lancey. The continuing disembowelment of our military.
I’ve seen this happen here stateside, too. On a Navy ship stationed out of Norfolk circa 1992, there was an E-6 Fire Controlman who had sex with a woman that he met at a bar. She was married to another Navy guy and admitted that she wasn’t wearing her ring and didn’t tell the guy she was married. She went to on-base counseling because she felt guilty about the whole tryst and they pushed her into pursuing rape charges.
This poor dude was convicted and sentenced to 10 years. After her marriage fell apart and this guy had already done 18 months in prison, she admitted that she made the whole rape story up and the guy was freed. But he’d never get that year and a half of his life back. His career was completely trashed and his family was devastated. Wherever he goes, most people think of him as the rapist who got off on a technicality. I say Navy Family Services sucks.
Thanks for the ping, Lancey, sounds like this could be a real travesty of justice.
Another great reason to always be celibate before marriage...
“I say Navy Family Services sucks.”
(Snort.) Navy “screw the male on the basis of unsubstantiated accusations, more like.”
You are guilty, and good luck trying to prove your innocence.
Hard to believe-
An “accusation.”
Thanks for your reply.
We must stand with our troops and bring an end to these cases of Military injustice!
California Freeper Ping to post #2.
Nonsense!
Didnt you read the article?
There was no evidence but the word of the accuser.
That means she could have accused a virgin and he still would have been convicted.
Nonsense!
Didnt you read the article?
There was no evidence but the word of the accuser.
That means she could have accused a virgin and he still would have been convicted.
Thank you for posting this. Horrible. Of a piece with the multiple unncessary courts martial that have been convened against our troops for the past eight years.
One egregious example is that of Army Lt Behenna. Meanwhile, Marine Sgt Wuterich just learned that he will be court-martialed for something he has been fighting in the courts for years.
However, when one puts all this against the backdrop that murderers/maimers of our troops are currently being released from confinement in both Iraq and Afghanistan, it becomes more than simply an injustice.
Though I am no longer in the military, I did start with USAA decades ago, when I was. I have been less than pleased with their service of late. This is just over the top.
Any suggestions for a replacement company for USAA for auto and home-owners’ insurance?
You said it right. Seems in the Military Justice System you are guilty and must prove your innocence. And by the way, you must do it without presenting witnesses or information which might reveal something about your accuser.
Virginia Freeper Ping to post #2.
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