ARMY DRILL SERGEANT GETS 25 YEARS FOR RAPES.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. An Army drill sergeant (Mil.) a noncommissioned officer whose office it is to instruct soldiers as to their duties, and to train them to military exercises and evolutions. (Mil.) See under Drill. See also: Drill Sergeant who faced life in prison for raping six trainees was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in a case that led to investigations of sexual misconduct sexual misconduct Professional ethics Any behavior that violates a health professional's ethics through sexual contact of physician and his/her Pt. See Professional boundaries. at U.S. military bases worldwide. Staff Sgt. Delmar G. Simpson stood calmly to hear his sentence and hugged his mother, Edna, after it was imposed. He left the courtroom with his arm around his wife's shoulders. His attorney, Frank J. Spinner, said he will appeal the sentence in the case, which has rekindled debate about whether the Army should continue to mix men and women in basic training. Simpson's defense team blamed the verdict on false claims by the female trainees - saying the sex was consensual CONSENSUAL, civil law. This word is applied to designate one species of contract known in the civil laws; these contracts derive their name from the consent of the parties which is required in their formation, as they cannot exist without such consent. 2. - and undue influence by top Army commanders. They also suggested racial bias played a role, although race was barely mentioned during the court-martial. ``If you're an African-American drill sergeant in the Army, you're an endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. ,'' Spinner said. ``If you're an African-American drill sergeant, any woman who you go behind closed doors with can turn into a rape claim.'' Simpson is African-American and most of his accusers are white. The jury of two African-American men, three white men and one white woman convicted Simpson a week ago and took about 2-1/2 hours to reach a decision on his sentence for 18 counts of rape and 29 other offenses, mostly other forms of sexual misconduct. |
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