NOT GUILTY of Rape and Other Charges. Only found guilty of pointing an unloaded firearm. Only punishment was a partial forfeiture of pay for two months. NO Sex Offender Registration, NO Confinement.
March 18, 2016, U.S. v. WO1, Fort Rucker, Alabama. Warrant Officer is s accused of forcible rape by his ex-wife and of multiple physical assaults with a firearm on several individuals. WO1 is acquitted in civilian court on the firearms charges. However, the U.S. Army refers the firearms charges to a General Court Martial along with charges of forcible rape under Article 120, UCMJ. Mr. Freeburg fights his client's case for entire year, filing multiple motions and attending several motions hearings until the case goes to a week-long panel trial. At trial, Mr. Freeburg extensively cross-examines the government witnesses, exposing numerous lies and inconsistencies. RESULT: NOT GUILTY of Rape and Other Charges. Only found guilty of pointing an unloaded firearm. Only punishment was a partial forfeiture of pay for two months. NO Sex Offender Registration, NO Confinement.