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THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF AMERICAN BASES (CAAB) |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 31, 2003Release 073103-4
RAF Menwith Hill sergeant sentenced for sex offenses
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, Suffolk – A sergeant assigned to the 451st Intelligence Operations Squadron at RAF Menwith Hill, United Kingdom, was sentenced by a military judge to a dishonorable discharge, confinement for six years, and a reduction in grade to E-1 during a court-martial here, July 23.
Tech. Sgt. Randy Bitter pleaded guilty to one specification of Article 120, Uniform Code of Military Justice, carnal knowledge with a female family member under 12 years old, and two specifications of Article 134, UCMJ, indecent acts with the same victim.
The UCMJ contains the laws that all servicemembers must obey.
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