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Saturday, March 20, 2010

S&S - Sergeant major in Europe faces sexual assault trial

From my archive of press clippings:

Stars and Stripes

Sergeant major in Europe faces sexual assault trial


By Nancy Montgomery, Stars and Stripes


European edition, Friday, March 5, 2010


HEIDELBERG, Germany — One of U.S. Army Europe’s highest-ranking sergeants will be court-martialed on charges of aggravated sexual assault and maltreatment of a young specialist, according to military officials.

Read the whole article here.

Snippet(s):

"The case of Sgt. Maj. Garry Tull was referred on Wednesday to a general court-martial by the V Corps commander, Brig. Gen. Michael Ryan, a month after the sergeant major’s Article 32 hearing, according to public affairs officials. Article 32 hearings are held to determine whether enough evidence exists to prosecute a case."

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"According to the charge sheet in the case, Tull caused the specialist to “engage in sexual intercourse … by abusing his military position, rank and authority to affect the military career” of the woman."

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