Air Force Officer: Adultery Regulations Violate My 14th Amendment Rights
In order to maintain discipline within its ranks, the U.S. military has had long-standing regulations that prohibit adultery.
But now, thanks in large part to the advance of the LGBT agenda in the military, a U.S. Air Force officer says enforcing those regulations is a violation of his civil rights. According to a report from The Colorado Springs Gazette, he says heterosexuals are treated unfairly by the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Col. Eugene Marcus Caughey, who is facing is headed for an August court-martial on charges of rape, assault and taking a lewd photo of himself, in addition to six counts of adultery. During a formal hearing to read the charges and file pretrial motions, one of his attorneys argued the adultery charges were unconstitutional.
In its rush to advance the Obama Administration’s pro-LGBT agenda, the Pentagon has not yet amended its definition of adultery, even though it has amended its definition of marriage to include same-sex relationships.
“A homosexual man or woman couldn’t commit adultery as defined,” Maj. Keith Meister, one of three attorneys defending Caughey, told Air Force judge Col. Wes Moore. One of the elements of guilt under the UCMJ is sexual relations between a man and a woman.
While the adultery charges are the least severe of those Caughey faces, if found guilty, he could have up to 12 years in federal prison. Each rape charge carries a life sentence upon conviction.
But the unexpected defense tactic demonstrates the slippery slope that has been created by the LGBT agenda.
