Following in the footsteps of his 'spiritual father', Ernst Röhm?
Posted on 12/13/2014 9:10:10 AM PST by RetiredArmy
A prominent activist for homosexual rights in the military is awaiting trial for forcible sodomy and abusive sexual contact, the Washington Blade reports.
Air Force Lt. Joshua Seefried was initially charged in April, a development that went largely unreported by the media. The charges came about after complaints from U.S. Marine Lt. Edgar Luna, who is also homosexual.
On a weekend in May of 2012, Seefried had gathered with a group of homosexual military officers in New York City. Luna was also present, and the group was celebrating the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which Seefried’s organization, called OutServe, had anonymously worked with several of the officers at the event to remove. After a few drinks at a restaurant, Seefried invited some of the officers to join him at his hotel spa. Later, Seefried and Luna reportedly separated off to a private hotel room.
Luna alleged that Seefried then made non-consensual advances on him, but couldn’t remember almost anything that had happened to him after the restaurant because of extreme intoxication. Luna awoke shortly after the incident, totally disoriented and naked.
After an almost nine-hour hearing on whether the charges should go to trial by court-martial, Major General Darryl Burke overrode complaints that there wasn’t sufficient evidence to proceed. Seefried’s commanding officer at Fort Meade, Lt. Col. Michael Goodwin, then tacked on the charge of abusive sexual contact.
Richard Stevens, Seefried’s civilian lawyer, argued that the rush to push the case to a court martial trial was fear-based, owing to possible political consequences that Burke and Goodwin might face. But prosecutor Maj. Mark Rosenow shot back, saying that Stevens hadn’t provided a shred of evidence to suggest that either Burke or Goodwin were influenced by politics. Burke reiterated that he had made his decision after careful consultation with military lawyers. The trial is set to move forward next month at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.
I was a JAG officer and we didn’t put up with that garbage.
‘Seefried’s commanding officer at Fort Meade, Lt. Col. Michael Goodwin, then tacked on the charge of abusive sexual contact.’
“Ft. Meade? When I was in (64-68 Army Security Agency) Ft. Meade was all about NSA. Are these two “officers” associated with NSA?”
During the same time I was in a NSG reserve group, and we did a two week War Exercise program at Ft Meade with a ASA reserve unit. In spite of fairly recent top secret Crypto clearances on all of us, they ran updates on all us in our group just to go to Ft Meade and for a few guided visits to the Puzzle Palace during the two week program.
Times have changed, and not for the good of America.
Only God knows what else is not reported by the media.
“Only God knows what else is not reported by the media.”
Between what the MSM lies about and covers up/doesn’t report, they are worthless as real news sources.
Dung Punchers all...
Totally unexpected.
If you were still active duty you would have to worry about what was behind you!
My son retired after 22 years as it was no longer the service he had joined.
“.....nothing can stop the U.S. Air Force.”
Well the top homosexual poster boy (ex-navy) did tell the Senate that there were 26,000 service men raped by other service men every year ...
FUMR!!
Could be why there is a high rate of PTSD among those not seeing combat. I bet they don’t ask about that and the boots don’t tell.
Yea.. he played drop the “bunker buster” in the “grunts” hidey hole
Send him to sensitivity training, force all homosexuals to attend a mandatory “No means NO” briefing.
That should put some leftist noses out of joint.
When I was in (50+ yrs. ago)this kind of crap was very well spelled out in our military manuals as something that lead to a dishonorable discharge. This is disgusting! As many of the posts mentioned that they would not encourage anyone to join the military nowadays,I feel the same way. It is sad to have to look at it this way,because our country needs a strong,patriotic,decent military & this mess we have now will only get worse unless something changes. If the needed changes were made soon,hopefully we could get enough new recruits to replace those that would need to be kicked out of the military.
you forgot the Viagra defense
The commercials say viagra might affect one’s hearing
“I didn’t hear him say no” he said. “I think it must be the viagra”
Sheesh.
What the hell kind of Marine officer can't fight off a buggering by an Air Farce puke???
I thank GOD every day of this stinking world that I am retired and that I lived before this crap came into the military.
Our nation’s most honorable profession has become perverted and corrupt.
I am regretful and embarrassed by the state of our Armed Forces we left to those who followed us. I know it was forced upon us by corrupt politicians and their cronies in the brass and they destroyed those who tried to stop them. Still, I wonder if we could have done more.
Something like 99% of the people who bothered to vote for president in 2012 voted pro-sodomy. Also pro-abortion and pro-socialism.
But a lot of RINOs on this website will tell you if you don’t vote for the Pro Abortion, Pro Socialism, Pro Sodomy Republican you are a democrat.
I don’t think I want to live on this planet anymore.
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