United States v. Rosendahl

GRANT, Judge:

Pursuant to his pleas, the appellant was found guilty of a single specification of carnal knowledge and three specifications of indecent acts with a minor in violation of Articles 120(b) and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 920(b) and 934 (1994)[hereinafter UCMJ]. The charges were a consequence of the appellant’s consensual sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl. We specified three issues relating to the possible affirmative defense of mistake of fact on the part of the appellant as to the age of the victim.1 After carefully considering the matters raised…