General overturns reprimand against Muslim Army chaplain

[Judi Lynn]

General overturns reprimand against Muslim Army chaplain

April 14, 2004, 7:45 PM EDT


MIAMI -- A general Wednesday threw out the reprimand received by Muslim Army chaplain Capt. James Yee for committing adultery and downloading pornography.

Yee was once embroiled in an investigation of suspected espionage at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba, where the military is holding suspected Muslim terrorists. But Yee was ultimately prosecuted on far less serious charges.

Yee contested the reprimand, and Gen. James T. Hill, commander of the U.S. Southern Command, ruled in his favor. Hill decided that the punishment will not go on Yee's military record.

"While I believe that Chaplain Yee's misconduct was wrong, I do not believe, given the extreme notoriety of his case in the news media, that further stigmatizing Chaplain Yee would serve a just and fair purpose," Hill said, describing his decision as "one of mercy, not necessarily law."
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http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-nj--muslimchaplain0414apr14,0,2215820.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire


Finally, someone more decent stepped forward. General Hill.

[colonel odis]

1. so, basically, all they did was ruin this guy's life. n/t

[Judi Lynn]

2. Porn, infidelity charges will not be on Muslim chaplain's record, U.S. gen

Porn, infidelity charges will not be on Muslim chaplain's record, U.S. general says

By Noaki Schwartz
Miami Bureau
Posted April 15 2004

A Muslim chaplain who ministered to prisoners at Guantanamo Bay had his conviction for downloading pornography overturned on Wednesday.

Capt. James Yee made headlines last fall when he was accused of mishandling classified information and involvement in an espionage ring. Those charges were later dropped, but the military continued to pursue allegations that Yee downloaded pornography and was an adulterer.

The chaplain was eventually convicted on the charges, but appealed the case.

On Wednesday, Gen. James T. Hill, commander of the U.S. Southern Command in Miami, announced that while he did not find the legal arguments by Yee's defense team persuasive, he decided to overturn the charges.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-dyee15apr15,0,6052690.story?coll=sfla-news-sfla

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Yep, they certainly did destroy his life, tear up his family, keep him in hell for a long, long time. It really looked as if they were going to throw him away forever, too.

It gives everyone something to think about, considering the kind of charges they were trying to hang on him. You almost expected them to have him shot as a traitor, considering the harshness of the original charges.

Sheesh.

[Moderator]

3. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=485975