Military.com: Guard Officer Allowed to Retire with Benefits After 'Motorboating' Subordinate

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A former Louisiana National Guard officer was allowed to retire after a general court-martial convicted him of charges stemming from “motorboating” a subordinate soldier during an informal promotion ceremony while deployed to Jordan in May 2021, Army Times has confirmed. 

 

Capt. Billy Joe Crosby Jr., a logistics officer who was overseas with the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during its recent deployment, was initially charged with abusive sexual contact and conduct unbecoming an officer, according to court records obtained by Army Times. Crosby was the officer-in-charge of an outpost in Jordan. 

 

Maj. Jessica Rovero, a spokesperson for the command overseeing the trial, told Army Times in a statement that Crosby’s “behavior is not in line with the Army values.” 

 

Rovero added that “multiple Soldiers immediately reported the behavior, and Crosby pled guilty at trial.”

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The officer struck a deal that erased the abusive sexual contact charge. He pled guilty to assault consummated by battery — a non-sexual offense — and conduct unbecoming, records reveal. 

 

Crosby, a prior enlisted soldier who participated in the 1989 invasion of Panama, was confined for 30 days. The plea deal also prevented the judge from dismissing him from the Army, which would have kept him from collecting his retirement.

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When he learned that the junior soldier was selected for promotion, Crosby reportedly announced to her twice that he intended to “motorboat” her during her promotion ceremony because the Army Combat Uniform’s chest-placed rank patch was intended for such actions. 

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But during work the following day, according to a prosecution motion, Crosby “approached [the junior soldier], told her to stand up, placed the rank in front of her chest, leaned in the grab the rank with his teeth...then placed his face between [the junior soldier]’s breasts...[and] vigorously moved his head from side to side between [her] breasts while still holding the rank with his teeth.” 

 

It’s not clear when the crime was reported, nor is it clear who reported it, but court documents indicate that agents from the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division were interviewing witnesses within two weeks of the incident.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/05/19/guard-officer-allowed-retire-benefits-after-motorboating-subordinate.html

 

 

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The only way this behavior is stopped is to remove this officer from the military including all of his retirement. Letting him hold onto his retirement shows officers that there really isn't a penalty for sexual assault. So this behavior will continue among the officer corps. 

 

I'm seriously disgusted.

[Renegade7]

4 hours ago, LadySkinsFan said:

The only way this behavior is stopped is to remove this officer from the military including all of his retirement. Letting him hold onto his retirement shows officers that there really isn't a penalty for sexual assault. So this behavior will continue among the officer corps. 

 

I'm seriously disgusted.

 

DOJ should be investigating and prosecuting DOD on sexual harassment and assault cases from now on.  DOD simply cannot get this right themselves, too much talk, too little oversight.

Edited May 22, 2022 by Renegade7

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Biden signs an order designed to strengthen protections for sexual assault victims in the military

 

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday giving decisions on the prosecution of serious military crimes, including sexual assault, to independent military attorneys, taking that power away from victims’ commanders.

 

The order formally implements legislation passed by Congress in 2022 aimed at strengthening protections for service members, who were often at the mercy of their commanders to decide whether to take their assault claims seriously.

 

Members of Congress, frustrated with the growing number of sexual assaults in the military, fought with defense leaders for several years over the issue. They argued that commanders at times were willing to ignore charges or incidents in their units to protect those accused of offenses and that using independent lawyers would beef up prosecutions. Military leaders balked, saying it could erode commanders’ authority.

 

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