United States v. Zeigler

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

The disclosure by two young girls, Christine and Debra, both of whom were under ten years of age, of what the accused did to them in his maid’s room in the basement of their apartment building led to the accused’s trial by general court-martial on two specifications of taking indecent liberties, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 934. At trial, the accused admitted he was with the children in the maid’s room about the times alleged, but he denied he committed the acts charged. He maintained the children came into the…