When my beloved was on active duty he went to see a court martial. He didn’t know who it was for or what it was about; he just read it was happening and wanted more to see what the Court Martial process entailed.
He was shocked to see it was a MSGT from another shop, whom he had known in passing.
He was sickened by the charges. This guy had raped his own daughter. He elected to plead guilty rather than put his daughter through more hell. When he started to describe his actions to the judge my poor beloved had to leave the courtroom.
When he got back to his shop and told the guys about the court martial and details he heard they were all pretty much ready to be sick.
That was over 35 years ago and he still turns ashen talking about it. Never did find out the guy’s sentence, though he’s thinking the guy is still in a military prison.
While an Area Defense Counsel in Panama, I represented a MSgt who had a months-long sexual relationship with his 12-year-old stepdaughter. The worst thing about the representation was dealing with the family, who somehow thought it was more important to protect him, the breadwinner, than her, the victim. Evil exists.