United States v. Battista

Opinion of the Court

Ferguson, Judge:

A general court-martial convened by the Commander, U. S. Naval Forces, Japan, found the accused, a dental officer, guilty of three specifications of wrongfully and indecently inducing certain named seamen, who were then under the influence of drugs, to disrobe in his presence and pose in the nude for photographs, in violation of Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 133, 10 USC § 933, and of sodomy, in violation of Code, supra, Article 125,10 USC § 925. He was sentenced to dismissal from the service, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement…