Lawyer: Drop heterosexual adultery charge since 'gays' exempt
Clearly this guy should be punished if all the other charges are accurate. But his lawyer has a point about Adultery between Heterosexuals and homosexuals and the different standards applied to each.
The novel arguments were documented in a report from The Gazette newspaper in Colorado Springs, which routinely reports on events and issues at nearby Schriever Air Force Base.
“A homosexual man or woman couldn’t commit adultery as defined,” Maj. Keith Meister, one of the lawyers defending Col. Eugene Marcus Caughey, told a recent court hearing.
He explained to Air Force Judge Col. Wes Moore that the military still defines sexual intercourse, which is a required component of an adultery conviction, as an act between a man and a woman.
“Caughey’s defense team maintains that because gay people get a pass, the charges violate the colonel’s rights under the 14th Amendment, which mandates equal protection under the law,” the Gazette said.
The novel arguments were documented in a report from The Gazette newspaper in Colorado Springs, which routinely reports on events and issues at nearby Schriever Air Force Base.
“A homosexual man or woman couldn’t commit adultery as defined,” Maj. Keith Meister, one of the lawyers defending Col. Eugene Marcus Caughey, told a recent court hearing.
He explained to Air Force Judge Col. Wes Moore that the military still defines sexual intercourse, which is a required component of an adultery conviction, as an act between a man and a woman.
“Caughey’s defense team maintains that because gay people get a pass, the charges violate the colonel’s rights under the 14th Amendment, which mandates equal protection under the law,” the Gazette said.
