Soldier PLeads guilty to GAY porn CaSE

[Danno 1,228]

Army Paratrooper Pleads Guilty in Gay Porn Case

Thursday, April 27, 2006

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — An Army paratrooper pleaded guilty Thursday to engaging in sex acts on a military-themed gay pornographic Web site and was sentenced to prison.

Pfc. Richard T. Ashley, one of seven members of the 82nd Airborne Division charged with appearing on the site, pleaded guilty to sodomy, conduct detrimental to the Army and the unit, and drug use.

He was sentenced to 90 days in prison, but was given 15 days credit. Ashley also was demoted to private, will receive a bad conduct discharge and will lose two-thirds of his pay.

"I've embarrassed the entire Army, my country and most of all, dishonored God," Ashley said during the hearing.

Pfc. Wesley K. Mitten and Pvt. Kagen B. Mullen were charged with pandering, sodomy and conduct detrimental to the Army and the unit. Mitten and Mullen, who also faces adultery charges, have pleaded not guilty.

The 82nd Airborne says that four other soldiers, whose names were not released, received nonjudicial punishment for appearing on the Web site. They were reduced in rank to private, forfeited half a month's pay for two months, performed extra work and were restricted to Fort Bragg for 45 days.

The Army has recommended that all seven be discharged.

The 15,000 paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne are among the Army's most elite soldiers, having volunteered to serve in a unit that trains to deploy anywhere in the world within 18 hours.

The military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy states that "homosexual orientation alone is not a bar to service, but homosexual conduct is incompatible with military service." Service members who violate the policy are removed from the military.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193504,00.html

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Dishonored God. O.M.G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Danno 1,228]

Dishonored God. O.M.G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I knew that would get some.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Why is sodomy a crime?

[aidan80 9]

Why is sodomy a crime?

In my personal opinion it should be a crime that's an exit only!

Although to be honest those that are into that sort of thing, who am I or anyone else to judge your actions behind closed doors.

[MrsCat 6]

The military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy states that "homosexual orientation alone is not a bar to service, but homosexual conduct is incompatible with military service."

What constitutes homosexual conduct? If you talk in an effeminate manner, walking with a pronounced gay swagger, being too butch if you're a female or does it only refer to sticking your private parts in someone else's? Defining homosexual conduct seems somewhat nebulous.

Additionally, seems that they did this in their private personal time, on a army-themed website. If they weren't in their uniforms and don't mention that they're in the military, what's the problem?

Dishonored God. O.M.G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Adultery "charges" too....

Does anyone else think that the military seems way too interested in individual's sex lives?

Its not too far removed from being a monk in a monastery, I bet self-flagellation would be encouraged too...

[Ban Hammer 13,403]

Adultery "charges" too....

Does anyone else think that the military seems way too interested in individual's sex lives?

Its not too far removed from being a monk in a monastery, I bet self-flagellation would be encouraged too...

how would you know?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Aren't monks supposed to be celibate?

[Peikko 1,575]

Was repealing 'don't ask don't tell' in the State of the Nation speech? I heard on NPR they thought it would be, but not a dickie bird since then.

[yogib37 3]

Yeah Right. They coming down hard on these guys by giving them dishonorable discharges. they were quick to toss them in a court martial.

what they did was wrong but they did nothing abut the wacko Maj. at the fort hood shootings. People died that day.

They was many warning about that but they just swept it under the carrpet, now that is is exposed, they are going to do the punishment

Yes they should be kicked out for what they did, that is not right and militray or private sector.

[Ban Hammer 13,403]

Aren't monks supposed to be celibate?

no idea, i'm not a monk.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I heard that too - I guess even if he did it wouldn't apply to this case anyway.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

no idea, i'm not a monk.

does someone who's never been to vegas know if they gamble there?

[Nagishkaw 510]

but not a dickie bird since then