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U.S. Air Force Officer Court-Martialed for Sexually Explicit Online Chat

An Air Force Print News article, via Military.com, reports that:

An officer here pleaded guilty at a general court-martial to two specifications of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman under Article 133, Uniform Code of Military Justice.

While on temporary duty at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Maj. Paul McNeme engaged in a sexually explicit online chat with someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl. During their online chat, he also discussed plans to meet with and have sex with this girl. The person he was really conversing with was an adult from a sting operation, who turned a copy of the chat log over to law enforcement authorities after the incident.

Major McNeme was convicted and sentenced to a dismissal from the Air Force and three months confinement. The dismissal of an officer is equivalent to a dishonorable discharge for an enlisted member.

posted by Fergie @ 6/07/2006 08:52:00 AM