Space Force, E-4 | Article 120 | Three Complainants | Conviction Set Aside | No Sex Offender Registration
Our client, a Space Force E-4, pleaded guilty to multiple Article 120 offenses involving three complainants. We negotiated a pretrial agreement capping confinement and securing a bad conduct discharge rather than a dishonorable. After sentencing, the courtroom recording equipment malfunctioned and no verbatim record existed. When the government asked us to help reconstruct it, we declined. The Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals set aside the conviction, since it had no record to review. We immediately notified state law enforcement and had our client removed from the sex offender registry. The Office of Special Trial Counsel spent months proposing time-served deals that would have preserved the sex offense convictions and registry requirement. We declined each one. We told them our only acceptable resolution eliminated registration entirely, and we encouraged them to consult with the complainants, who we believed would prefer finality over a second trial. While negotiations continued, our client was recalled to active duty on light duty status and received full pay and allowances. The case was resolved with a plea to simple assault and a minor BAH fraud charge. Time served. No sex offense conviction. No sex offender registration.
Air Force | E-4 | Article 120 | Charges Dismissed at Article 32
Our client’s ex-wife accused him of sexual assault while a custody dispute was active in civil court. Trial counsel and OSI showed no interest in the civil proceedings, so we obtained the transcripts ourselves, including a judge’s finding that she had lied under oath. We also presented text messages from shortly after the alleged assault showing her willing participation. We brought all of it to the Article 32 hearing. The hearing officer recommended dismissal. The case was dismissed. Our client resumed his career without a blemish on his record.
Air Force | E-4 | Article 120 | Charges Dismissed
Our client’s ex-wife accused him of sexual assault while a custody dispute was pending in civil court. Our client had recorded her telling him the charges would disappear if he gave her custody. We presented the recording at the Article 32 hearing. The hearing officer recommended the case be resolved at a lower disciplinary level. It was dismissed entirely. No disciplinary action.
Navy | E-4 | Article 120 | Investigation Terminated
Our client’s wife accused him of sexual contact while she was asleep, an allegation that arose during divorce proceedings. NCIS pursued the case on the theory that consent cannot be given while unconscious. What the investigators didn’t have was the full picture: this was an established pattern of intimacy during the marriage, and the accusation followed an argument. Even if the case could be charged, it shouldn’t be. We intervened early, making sure OSTC understood the complete context. The investigation was terminated shortly after.
Army | Chief Warrant Officer | Apache Pilot | Domestic Violence | No Action Taken | Career Restored
Our client was an Apache pilot accused of intimate partner assault by a civilian girlfriend. We got involved immediately. The Army pursued the case through multiple channels (law enforcement, command, family advocacy, security clearance investigations) each one a pressure point designed to get our client talking. We coached him through every interaction, protecting his rights while selectively providing information about the complainant, whose own legal history CID hadn’t surfaced. We made early and frequent contact with OSTC, advocating consistently for dismissal. A general court-martial was considered, then an officer-level special court-martial, then a separation board. We kept pushing. The case was dropped without any action taken: no court-martial, no separation, no reprimand. Career restored.
Air Force | E-4 | OCONUS | Article 120 | Charges Withdrawn | Benefits Intact
Our client and another airman were accused of sexually assaulting a female officer in her apartment after a night of drinking. We presented evidence that she had invited them to her apartment and directed them to sex items in her bedside table: details she had omitted from her account to OSI. We maintained frequent contact with trial counsel and victim’s counsel, operating on the belief that this officer would not want to take the case to trial and face cross-examination. The charges were withdrawn. Our client separated without any UCMJ action and with his benefits intact.
Navy | Midshipman | Article 120 | Court-Martial Withdrawn | No UCMJ Action
Our client, a Naval Academy Midshipman, was accused of sexual assault by a classmate. NCIS obtained two key pieces of evidence: a video of the incident and an audio recording of our client being privately confronted by the complainant, in which he appeared to apologize. The government heard a confession. We heard something different. At the Article 32 hearing we argued successfully that the video was exculpatory and that the recording was not an admission; it was our client trying to defuse the situation and salvage the relationship. The court-martial was withdrawn. No UCMJ action was taken. Our client left the Navy with his record intact and enrolled in college.
Navy | Midshipman | Article 120 | Investigation Closed | No UCMJ Action
Our client, a Naval Academy Midshipman, was accused of sexual assault by a classmate. Text messages sent after the incident appeared to be a confession. We argued they were something else entirely, expressions of shame over premarital sex and concern for his classmate’s honor, consistent with our client’s character and faith. We built that case through his training record, character statements, and direct advocacy. The investigation closed without UCMJ action. Our client separated with his record clean, found a high-paying job, and started a family.
Navy | Ensign | Article 120 | No UCMJ Action | Administrative Separation
Our client, a Navy Ensign, was accused of assaulting a woman at multiple points during a night of bar hopping. Witnesses reported she appeared distraught, and our client had made statements that suggested guilt. Through a lengthy investigation and a contested Article 32 hearing, we reconstructed the timeline, analyzed surveillance footage from the evening, and dismantled the plausibility of her account. No UCMJ action was taken. Our client received an administrative separation.
Navy | E-1 | Article 120 | Administrative Separation | No Sex Offender Registration
Our client, a Navy recruit, was accused by multiple classmates of repeated nut-taps during basic training. Witnesses and recordings established what happened. We secured an administrative separation with a general discharge. No UCMJ action. No sex offender registration.
Marine Corps | E-1 | Article 120 | Administrative Resolution | No Sex Offender Registration
Our client, a Marine recruit, was accused of grabbing a fellow trainee’s genitals, conduct that fell under Article 120 and carried the risk of sex offender registration. Witness accounts were damaging, and our client had already confessed before retaining us. We advocated directly to OSTC for administrative resolution. They agreed. No court-martial. No sex offender registration.
Navy | E-4 | Article 120 | Investigation Dropped | No UCMJ Action
Our client, a married tech school student, was accused of sexual assault by a married classmate after a night of drinking. He hired us immediately, before any contact from NCIS. We gave him a survival plan: how to tell his wife, how to avoid the classmate, and exactly what to do if law enforcement or anyone else reached out. When she attempted to approach him in person, he deflected as instructed. When she followed up by text, we reviewed the messages and identified them as a pretext operation scripted by NCIS. We wrote his replies to expose and frustrate the script. The texts stopped. The exchange also confirmed she had filed an unrestricted report, so we immediately contacted OSTC and began advocating our client’s position. The investigation was dropped. No UCMJ action taken.
Marine Corps | E-4 | OCONUS | Article 120 | Honorable Discharge | No UCMJ Action
Our client, a Marine on deployment, was accused of abusive sexual contact by a fellow Marine. We intervened immediately, contacting JAG and OSTC both at the deployed location and at his home base, establishing ourselves as the point of contact and controlling the narrative from the start. We gave him a survival plan and kept him out of sight for months, not easy, given his anxiety and desire for answers. Early contact with the prosecution told us this case would likely fade if we didn’t draw attention to it. We waited. Months later he was returned to his home unit and informed he would be separated without UCMJ action but with a General discharge. We pushed back through our contacts at his home base and got it upgraded to an Honorable.
Marine Corps | E-7 | Article 120 | Acquitted | No Sex Offender Registration
Our client, a Marine Corps staff NCO, faced a general court-martial on serious sexual assault allegations brought by a female NCO in his unit. He was acquitted on all sexual assault charges. Convicted of minor Article 92 violations only. No sex offender registration. No confinement.
Army | Field Grade Officer | Article 120 | Acquitted | Retirement Saved
A retirement-eligible Army field grade officer was accused of sexually assaulting a civilian base employee. He was acquitted on all sexual assault charges. No sex offender registration. His military retirement, worth well over a million dollars, was preserved.
Army | NCO | Article 120 | Acquitted | Career Saved
Our client had more than ten years of service when he was charged with sexual assault. Full acquittal. Career saved.
Army | Enlisted | Article 120 | Acquitted | Deployed Location | Panel Deliberated Ten Minutes
Our client was accused of sexually assaulting a fellow service member during a deployment. We cross-examined the complainant thoroughly and introduced prior records that contradicted the government’s entire theory of the case and undermined her previous testimony. The panel acquitted after less than ten minutes of deliberation.
Air Force | NCO | Article 120 | Acquitted
Our client, an Air Force security forces NCO with an exemplary service record, was accused of sexual assault. On the eve of trial we located a witness who contradicted a critical part of the complainant’s testimony. At trial we cross-examined the complainant on numerous inconsistencies and used the government’s own witnesses against it. The panel of officers and senior NCOs acquitted.
Air Force | NCO | Article 120 | Charges Withdrawn After Article 32
Our client, an Air Force security forces NCO, was accused of sexual assault. On the eve of the Article 32 hearing we discovered evidence that the complainant had made a prior false claim of sexual assault. We used our knowledge of cell phone forensics and OSI investigative methods to develop additional favorable evidence. The charges were withdrawn after the hearing.
Navy | Enlisted | Article 120 | Charges Withdrawn After Article 32
Our client was accused of sexual assault. At the Article 32 hearing our cross-examination of the NCIS investigator established that the investigation had been one-sided and incomplete. Our cross-examination of the complainant revealed a serious mental health condition the government had not disclosed. The charges were withdrawn.
Navy | Enlisted | Article 120 | Charges Withdrawn
Our client was accused of sexual assault. In the wake of our aggressive preparation and scheduling of witness interviews, including the complainant, the charge was withdrawn before the Article 32 hearing concluded.
Coast Guard | Enlisted | Article 120 | No Sex Offense Conviction | No Sex Offender Registration
Our client was accused of sexual assault. At the Article 32 hearing our cross-examination of the investigator raised serious questions about the legality of our client’s alleged confession. We also presented evidence of the complainant’s alcohol consumption and her own record of misconduct. The sexual assault allegations were withdrawn the day before trial. Our client accepted responsibility for his own conduct but was not convicted of a sex offense and did not have to register as a sex offender.
Air Force | NCO | Article 120 | Pretrial Confinement | No Sex Offense Conviction | No Sex Offender Registration
Our client was in pretrial confinement facing charges of sexual assault, assault, housebreaking, and related offenses against his ex-wife. We were retained after the Article 32 hearing. Motion practice and negotiation resulted in the sexual assault allegations being withdrawn the morning of trial. We fought through sentencing and our client received little more than time served in pretrial confinement. No sex offense conviction. No sex offender registration.
Marine Corps | Enlisted | Rape | Acquitted
Our client was charged with rape and forcible sodomy at a general court-martial. We cross-examined the complainant effectively early in the trial, then used her prior statements to systematically impeach her account. We successfully admitted key evidence over government objection. Investigation of the complainant’s social media produced photographs from her Facebook page that contradicted her testimony. Full acquittal. No sex offender registration. Honorable discharge.
Military Academy | Senior Cadet | Rape | Acquitted | Graduated On Time | Commissioned
Our client, a senior at a military academy, was charged with rape, unlawful entry, and underage drinking. A previous attorney had advised him to offer to resign. He fired that attorney and hired us. We won a significant pretrial motion and attacked the complainant’s credibility at trial, highlighting her contradictions and the implausibility of her account. The panel acquitted on rape and unlawful entry. The underage drinking charge was resolved with nonjudicial punishment. Our client graduated on time and received his commission.
Army | NCO | Multiple Rape Charges | All Sex Charges Dismissed | Released After Seven Months
Our client faced multiple counts of rape, forcible sodomy, aggravated assault, and communicating a threat at a general court-martial, with exposure to life in confinement and sex offender registration. We cross-examined the government’s witnesses aggressively at the Article 32 hearing and exposed critical flaws in the case. Sustained pretrial pressure created a speedy trial issue, which we leveraged into a pretrial agreement dismissing all rape and sodomy charges and capping confinement at months. Our client was released seven and a half months after confinement began. No sex offender registration.
Army | PFC | Child Abuse | Article 120 | Article 128 | Sentence of No Punishment
Our client, a young PFC, found his stepdaughter unresponsive late one night. He and his wife called 911. Within hours, the government had set its sights on him; he was investigated for attempted murder and rape of a child. He ultimately faced charges of sexual contact under Article 120, two specifications of assault with means likely to cause grievous bodily harm under Article 128, and one specification of unlawfully striking the child. At trial the judge dismissed the sexual contact charge and one assault specification. The panel acquitted on the remaining assault charge. Our client was convicted only of the unlawful striking from a separate incident a year earlier. The panel’s sentence: no punishment.
Army | PFC | Multiple Sex Offenses | Chapter 10 Separation | No Trial | No Sex Offender Registration
Our client faced multiple sexual offense charges, conspiracy, and false official statement at a general court-martial, with maximum exposure of life in confinement. Our cross-examination of the complainant at the Article 32 hearing, combined with exhaustive pretrial motions, persuaded the government to forgo trial entirely. Our client separated with a chapter 10: no court-martial, no sex offender registration, no federal conviction, no dishonorable discharge.
Marine Corps | NCO | Sex Offense | Separation in Lieu of Court-Martial | No Sex Offender Registration
Our client, a Marine NCO, was charged with forcible sexual misconduct, adultery, and violation of lawful orders. Before trial, we contacted the complainant and persuaded her to provide a recommendation for leniency. We used that recommendation to convince the command to approve a separation in lieu of court-martial. No trial. No sex offender registration. No dishonorable discharge.
Army | NCO | Child Molestation | Acquitted | Retired Honorably
Our client, a retirement-eligible NCO with twenty years of service, was charged with indecent acts and forcible sodomy with a minor. A pretrial motion resulted in the suppression of allegations from two complainants. We then convinced the panel that the remaining witness was not credible, walking them through the contradictions and demonstrating she had lied. Not guilty. Our client retired honorably with no criminal record.
Air Force | Enlisted | Rape | Multiple Confessions | Court-Martial Dropped
Our client had made two written confessions, an oral confession, and was recorded confessing to the complainant directly. We were convinced the confessions were false. We attacked the prosecution’s case at the pretrial hearing and conducted our own investigation, which produced evidence he had not committed a rape. The court-martial was dropped. No confinement. No punitive discharge.
Air Force | Enlisted | Rape | Acquitted | Panel: Government Tried to Railroad an Innocent Man
Our client was charged with forcible rape and sodomy. Investigators used coercive tactics to obtain a sworn, typed confession and he was placed in pretrial confinement. We pursued the false confession theory, cross-examined the complainant and the government’s expert witnesses, and found weaknesses the government hadn’t anticipated. Full acquittal. Afterward, members of the panel told us they believed the government had tried to railroad an innocent man.
Air Force | Officer | Article 120 | Housebreaking | Retirement Saved
A retirement-eligible Air Force field grade officer faced a general court-martial for housebreaking and related offenses. His military retirement, worth well over a million dollars, was saved.
Army | Enlisted | Sexual Assault | Aiding and Abetting | Obstruction | Acquitted | No Sex Offender Registration
Our client faced charges of sexual assault, aiding and abetting sexual assault, and obstruction of justice. Not guilty on all sex offenses. Discharge avoided. No sex offender registration.