Delmar G. Simpson - U.S. Army - Convicted Sex Offender

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Name: Delmar G. Simpson

Case: U.S. v. Simpson No. 02-0001

Date Of Conviction: August 31, 2004

Plea: Guilty

Charges: Indecent Act On A Minor Child

Military Branch: U.S. Marine Corps

Listed In National Sex Offenders Registry? NO

A general court-martial composed of officer and enlisted members convicted Appellant, pursuant to his pleas, of failure to obey a lawful general order (10 specifications) in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice [hereinafter UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. § 892 (2000).

Contrary to his pleas, Appellant was convicted of failure to obey a lawful general order (3 specifications), cruelty and maltreatment of a subordinate (2 specifications), rape (18 specifications), forcible sodomy (1 specification), consensual sodomy (2 specifications), assault consummated by a battery (1 specification), indecent assault (12 specifications), indecent acts (1 specification) and communicating a threat (2 specifications), in violation of Articles 92, 93, 120, 125, 128, and 134, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 892, 893, 920, 925, 928, 934 (2000), respectively. He was sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, confinement for 25 years, total forfeitures, and reduction to Private (E-1). The convening authority approved the adjudged sentence and credited

Simpson steadfastly maintained throughout the trial that he had raped no one, though he did admit he engaged in consensual sex with 11 female soldiers. Military prosecutors said Simpson used his drill sergeant position to intimidate trainees to have sex with him. Under military law, a soldier superior in rank can be accused of rape of a subordinate without having used actual violence or force.

Simpson acknowledged in his statement that he had "lost the privilege of wearing this uniform" and apologized to his mother and family. He also had an apology for the Army.

Military prosecuting attorney Capt. Dave Thomas had asked the panel to hand Simpson "the maximum sentence," which would include life in prison. He characterized Simpson as "a sexual predator" who "did irreparable harm to the drill sergeant corps and the Army."

The Criminal Investigation Command (CID) opened an investigation into trainee abuse allegations against Appellant and others in September 1996. The allegations with respect to Appellant concerned the period between November 1994 and September 1996 when Appellant was assigned to the Ordnance Center and School (School), Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. Although the School is located at Aberdeen, it is under the immediate command of the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Fort Monroe, Virginia.

Simpson was found guilty of rape and other charges of misconduct, has been sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment. In addition to the prison term, former SSgt. Delmar G. Simpson was also sentenced to loss of all pay and allowances, reduction to the lowest enlisted rank and a dishonorable discharge.