interesting... the female's name is nowhere to be found in ANY article related to this case.The officer is not dinged for fraternazation, but shaft the enlisted guy?
With such nervousness today over sexual harassment whether real or merely accused, and the possible repercussions of “affairs” in the office, plus the bad economy, it looks like he’s behind the eight ball for a conventional office job. That could have been foreseen so I’m playing no violins for his thinking with the wrong head. Still there are more ways to skin a cat. Creating your own business is possible for some. A job where everyone involved is male is another possibility.
Fraternization isn’t typically a legal matter in the military. He was convicted of fraternization as a lesser charge during a court martial for rape. That’s not an insignificant detail.
The officer in question, not being accused of rape, had the charge dealt with the typical and customary manner, if at all. It doesn’t say.
interesting... the female's name is nowhere to be found in ANY article related to this case.A female ensign accused her subordinate, a decorated Chief Petty Officer named John Gonzales, of sexual assault. In a general court martial, the ensign told the jury she had no direct recollection of what happened in May 2010 after she, Gonzales and a group of sailors from the amphibious assault ship Bataan left a bar and went to Gonzales’ apartment.
Jurors took less than an hour to find Gonzales not guilty of aggravated sexual assault. Instead, they found him guilty of fraternization, a conviction that prevented him not only from re-enlisting in the navy but also from getting even a civilian job.
Gonzales' attorney said that the woman concocted the rape charge to cover up for her own admitted fraternization.
Promblems linking this source:
http://www.cotwa.info/2012/05/unfounded-sexual-assault-claim-leaves.html
The kinds of things that can happen when people drink too much and don’t listen to that little voice in their head, which is their mother ...
A former chief petty officer who was acquitted of raping his boss but convicted of fraternizing with her has been denied clemency, according to his lawyer.
Primary responsibilty for maintaining a professional relationship rests upon the senior ranking person involved. Therefore, unless the Chief Petty Officer outranked his “boss,” she should be convicted of fraternization.
In our CPO quarters back then, it was always emphasized that ye best f..k up not down.... Backfired it appears.
Welcome to the faggot Ubama’s military.
I assure you, had the chief been female, and the officer male, then it would have been the chief getting promoted, and the officer going to Leavenworth.
The chief was guilty of the following UCMJ offenses:
Article 000: Stupidity - Dipping your pen in the company ink.
Article 1000: Wrong Chromosome - Bearing male chromosomes in a situation with no other witnesses involving a member possessing female chromosomes.
Both are BCD offenses at least, though the first carries a financial penalty of half of everything you own, including your pension.
OPNAVINST 5370.2C
Amongst other no-nos:
UCMJ 134 (Fraternization) - Only applies to officers.
UCMJ 92 (Failure to Order/Obey Regulation) - Applies to everyone but used for fraternization issues involving enlisted.