Originally Posted by Whistlin' Dan

For the last time, I'm not "defending" him. What I'm defending is his right to the presumption of innocence, and his "right" that his punishment not exceed the magnitude of his crime. These type of cases run the spectrum from a teacher or civic leader who overtly sexualizes a person under their trust and who is underage, to an 18-year-old who has sex with a girl who is under 18, but has a fake ID that states she is older. (which would not be a defense under the law, BTW) This case probably falls somewhere in-between.

Apparently, some of his "fellow airmen" would be happy to see him castrated, anally raped in prison for the rest of his life, and his wife and kids thrown destitute into the streets. I hate to dissapoint, but the jails and prisons are full of REALLY bad guys, and however morally repugnant he may seem to you, he's a relatively low-level threat to society. After trial, he may well be sent directly into a sexual offender, or "diversion" program and serve no additional time whatsoever.

Was he found with condoms in his pocket? I guess I missed that part.