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Actually, the case of GEN Petraeus legally falls under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Under the UCMJ, adultery is a violation of Article 134. "T
by the_trapper 10y ago
Actually, the case of GEN Petraeus legally falls under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Under the UCMJ, adultery is a violation of Article 134.
"There are three distinct elements to the crime of adultery under the UCMJ: first, a Soldier must have had sexual intercourse with someone; second, the Soldier or their sexual partner was married to someone else at the time; and third, that under the circumstances, the conduct of the Soldier was to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces or was of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces."
https://www.army.mil/article/61709/Legal_separation__adultery_and_the_UCMJ https://www.army.mil/article/61709/Legal_separation__adulter...
GEN Petraeus easily ticked all three of those boxes, and is therefore guilty of violating Article 134, which is a punitive article.
- kafkaesq 10y agoWhich, however, is completely irrelevant to the other charges against him.
- the_trapper 10y agoI can assure you that it played a role in his sentencing and is being brought up because adultery also plays a major role in obtaining and keeping a security clearance. It is grounds for being stripped of your security clearance as it provides a means for the enemy to blackmail you and coerce you into giving up classified information. Adultery is hardly irrelevant to those dealing with classified information.
- x0x0 10y agoNo, it's in addition to the other charges. Which means the fine, etc, where the net punishment for not just the classified document violations but also this as well. Which shows how minimal the punishment really was.