Soldier found guilty of male-on-male sexual assault, judge disagrees
The Killeen Daily Herald reports:
A judge said he plans to recommend that a soldier’s sexual assault conviction be overturned.
During the sentencing phase of the court-martial of Pfc. Thomas A. Chestnut on Wednesday, Col. Gregory Gross, the judge in the case, said he researched how to overturn the conviction himself, but he can’t.
“I’ll recommend the convening authority overturn the conviction,” he said.
Chestnut was found guilty by a military jury June 24 of one specification of sexual assault and found not guilty of one specification of assault consummated by a battery.
