STUDENT AVIATORS AND ENLISTED STUDENTS AT NATTC ARE ROUTINELY PROSECUTED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Being in a training environment on-board NAS Pensacola such as Schools Command or NATTC is professional challenging. Pilots learn to fly at NAS Pensacola. Aviation rates learn their rates at NATTC. But, these environments are also prime for accusations of sexual assault, rape, sexual harassment, and sexual contact in violation of the military’s UCMJ. Charges under Article 120, UCMJ are extremely serious. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Pensacola will investigate every allegation of rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and sexual contact in an attempt to court-martial the Navy member.
Your status as a student only makes you a bigger target because your command will often not know you good character or reputation. And, commands often sacrifice student’s careers regardless of the evidence in an effort to maintain good and discipline through deterrence by sending a message through severe discipline of one of their own.
Moreover, Escambia County Sheriff’s Department seems to have a bias against Navy members and takes a unique interest in pursuing allegations of rape and sexual assault upon local civilians by students at NAS Pensacola. And the Navy will ALWAYS cooperate and provide assistance to Escambia County to pursue the Navy member. To make matters worse, when the State Attorney in Escambia County drops the case for lack of evidence, the military almost always picks it up and prosecutes it under UCMJ Article 120 at court-martial.
SHOULD YOU HIRE A CIVILIAN ATTORNEY TO DEFEND YOU?
Absolutely. Your military attorney likely has substantially less experience than Mr. Korody. Your military attorney has more cases and military obligations than Mr. Korody. You want (and need) the best defense possible when the military is seeking to send you to the brig for years and impact the rest of your life.
Attorney Patrick Korody was stationed as a Navy defense counsel at NAS Pensacola for years and understands the unique aspects of the training commands and Escambia County. He is one of the very few civilian military defense attorneys who represents military clients in both state courts and military courts. He can also provide advice on both the civilian and military fronts.
DON’T LOSE YOUR NAVY CAREER BEFORE IT EVEN STARTED!
If you are under investigation for rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual contact, or any other violation of Article 120 by Escambia County or NCIS / NAS Pensacola / NATTC law enforcement, call Korody Law for a free consultation AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.