Senior Army Officer Gets Slap-On-The-Wrist For Repeatedly Recording Minors In The Bathroom
An Army lieutenant colonel who trained future officers will receive a reprimand but serve no jail time for spying on a changing room with a hidden camera at a store that caters to teenagers and young adults.
Army Lt. Col. Jacob J. Sweatland served as chair of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA when he was arrested for hiding a camera in a dressing room in a PacSun clothing store that was discovered by a teenage girl.
Military legal experts say the case is the latest example of the military justice system letting senior officers off with a slap on the wrist for serious sex-related offenses. Though the store was off-base, the local prosecutor stepped aside from the case in order to let the Army prosecute Sweatland. A spokesperson for the district attorney’s office called the offenses “outrageous and indefensible invasion of privacy.”
A military judge sentenced Sweatland to be reprimanded at a Jan. 22 special court-martial at Fort Knox, Kentucky as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors, said Ian Ives, a spokesman for U.S. Army Cadet Command.
Sweatland pleaded guilty to one specification of indecent visual recording and one specification of conduct unbecoming an officer under Articles 120c and 133 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Ives told Task & Purpose.
“A Military Judge often has a range of punishments available in a guilty plea,” Ives said. “The accused has the right to submit matters in extenuation and mitigation to the Military Judge during a pre-sentencing hearing. After considering all the evidence presented by the government and defense,
-
12:18
rockyoumentally
1 month agoWhistleblower working to prevent sexual assault in military opens up about her own experience
16 -
1:48
galacticstorm
1 month agoArmy Private Describes Getting Kicked Out Of Army For Having Picture Of Trump On His Phone
4321 -
41:49
StanleyBolten
3 months agoS.O.S. Brian D. Hill USWGO IN DANGER!!!! USAF Veteran grandpa targeted harassment, CIA targeting ops
5.82K -
1:21:23
Veteran Biker
1 month agoWhat Happened to our Military?
1.16K2 -
5:57
galacticstorm
24 days agoColonel Attempts To ‘Set The Record Straight’ About DC National Guard's Actions On Jan. 6
2.26K2 -
15:22
General Discharge
2 months agoHow Does Every U.S. Military Branch Solve Crimes?
18 -
13:25
General Discharge
2 months agoEnlisted vs. Officers in the U.S. Military (What’s the difference?)
15 -
5:09
DailyKenn
1 month agocourt-martialed ... and then
1.03K7 -
0:32
MichiganNewsSource
18 days agoThe part-time Kent County Sheriff's Officer who left his loaded handgun in a bathroom
2 -
2:18:22
Benjamin Fulford & Patriots
22 days ago $11.37 earnedDerek Johnson Update Today May 6: "Discussion On Q, Military Laws And Orders"
10.7K28