A doctor who is being expelled from the Navy was charged by Kitsap County prosecutors Thursday with failing to register as a sex offender, according to attorneys familiar with the case. State law requires people convicted of certain sex crimes to register as sex offenders within three days of arriving in a new state. But Velasquez, who arrived in Kitsap County in early July, was convicted in a court martial at Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan and it was unclear at first if his conviction required registration, lawyers involved in the case say. The lieutenant commander pleaded guilty to two counts of wrongful sexual contact with patients and two counts of conduct unbecoming an officer in May, serving seven days in a Yokosuka brig, according to Stars and Stripes newspaper. He was sentenced to two years in prison, a $28,000 fine and forfeiture of all pay and allowances, but those punishments will be waived if he doesn’t commit a crime in the next year, the publication said.

Methinks he is in danger of some part of his confinement being vacated? This is a case which gained some notoriety because of the sentence and publically upset victims. Here is a link to my earlier post on this court-martial in May 2010.

The former cruiser skipper who was relieved of command in January after years of “cruelty and maltreatment” toward her crew will be required to show a Navy board why she should continue her career, a Navy spokesman said Thursday. Capt. Holly Graf, who was fired as commanding officer of the Yokosuka, Japan-based cruiser Cowpens on Jan 13, will go before a Navy Personnel Command “show-cause board” within the next few months to make her case for staying[.]

Previous reports and background are here, here, here, and here.

A Navy doctor pleaded guilty to two counts of wrongful sexual contact and two counts of conduct unbecoming an officer, in exchange for dropping 29 other counts of criminal allegations at a Yokosuka Naval Base court-martial Wednesday. Grant Okubo/Stars & Stripes Under the terms of a pretrial plea agreement, Lt. Cmdr. Anthony L. Velasquez, 48, will not serve more than seven days of confinement at the Yokosuka Naval Base brig. Military judge Cmdr. David Berger sentenced Velasquez to two years in prison, a $28,000 fine and forfeiture of all pay and allowances, but the convening authority suspended the punishment in accordance with a pre-trial agreement. Stars & Stripes also has a piece.

Dayton Daily News reports:

The Air Force began hearing evidence Wednesday, May 26, to determine whether the Air Force Materiel Command’s former top enlisted man should be court-martialed for alleged sexual harassment of subordinates, adultery and other offenses under military law. Air Force/AF Times Gurney faces allegations including extramarital relationships and that he sent semi-nude images of himself to Air Force women, requested pictures of their breasts, and touched their breasts and buttocks. The charges against him also include indecent exposure; dereliction of duty; having unprofessional relationships with female Air Force subordinates; misuse of his Defense Department computer; failure to obey an order, and attempting to influence the Air Force to assign airmen to jobs where he could have access to the women.

In accordance with R.C.M. 405(j)(2), Discussion:

On Wednesday, the government’s lawyers asked O’Sullivan to consider additional charges that he had sexually assaulted one airman and may have obstructed justice by telling two women he had sex with that they shouldn’t tell anyone about it.

Military.com reports that:

A U.S. Soldier who blew the whistle on his comrades over possible drug use and the deaths of three civilians in southern Afghanistan suffered a severe beating in retaliation, officials said Tuesday. The Soldier was beaten after telling authorities about illicit drugs and then, while recovering in hospital, recounted his comrades’ alleged role in the deaths of three Afghan civilians, said two officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Military.com reports that:

Both the Montgomery and Post 9/11 GI Bills are worth over $49,000. This money is not a loan and will help you cover the costs of getting a degree. Full-time students receive up to $1,368 a month no matter how much tuition costs. The Post 9/11 GI Bill may even give you a monthly housing stipend of $1,200.