Courts-martial results

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ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. --  Senior Master Sgt. Martin C. Massey, 28th Maintenance Squadron, pled not guilty to one charge with one specification of indecent contact, eight specifications of abusive sexual contact, one charge with one specification of indecent exposure and one specification of indecent viewing at a general court martial convened by the 12th Air Force commander Sept. 17.

Sept. 19, a panel of officers found Massey guilty of both charges and nine of the 11 specifications. He was sentenced to be reduced to the grade of airman basic and to five years confinement. The commander of the 12th Air Force approved the findings and sentence in the case Dec. 2.

An airman first class pled not guilty to two charges and two specifications of abusive sexual contact Sept. 23. A panel of officer and enlisted members found him not guilty of the alleged offenses Sept. 26.

Senior Airman Danielle D. Charles, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, pled guilty to one charge with one specification of presenting for approval or payment a false and fraudulent claim at a special court martial convened by Col. Kevin Kennedy, 28th Bomb Wing commander, Nov. 20.

Charles admitted seeking to defraud the government of $3,202.20 by submitting a fraudulent voucher to the Traffic Management Office for a personally procured permanent change of station move. Nov. 20, a military judge sentenced her to be reduced to the grade of airman, to forfeit $1,133 pay per month for three months, to be restricted to the limits of Ellsworth for 30 days, and to be confined for 45 days. Kennedy approved the findings and sentence in the case Dec. 6.

An airman first class pled not guilty to one charge with one specification of wrongfully providing alcohol to a person who was under 21 years of age in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, Nov. 25. The summary court-martial officer found him not guilty of the alleged offenses Nov. 25.

An airman first class pled not guilty to one charge with two specifications of disorderly conduct in violation of Article 134 of the UCMJ and one charge with one specification of disrespect to a noncommissioned officer in violation of Article 91 of the UCMJ, Dec. 6. The summary court-martial officer found him not guilty of the alleged offenses Dec. 6.