Name: Kevin E. Paxton
Case: United States v. Paxton No. ACM 36092
Date Of Conviction: May 20, 2004
Plea: Not Guilty
Charges: Forcible Sodomy Of A Child
Military Branch: U.S. Airforce
Listed In National Sex Offenders Registry? NO
A general court-martial consisting of officer members convicted the appellant, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of rape, one specification of forcible sodomy, three specifications of committing indecent acts, one specification of taking indecent liberties, one specification of communicating indecent language, all of a person under 16, one specification of wrongfully providing alcohol to a minor, one specification ofwrongful and knowing possession of child pornography, and one specification of incest, in violation of Articles 120, 125, and 134, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 920, 925, 934.
The acts which underlie this case involve the appellant’s engaging in sexual activity with his biological daughter, BCP, to include touching her breasts and genitals, showing her pornographic pictures, giving her alcohol, observing her urinate, forcibly sodomizing her, and raping her.
Sentence adjudged 20 May 2004 by GCM at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Military Judge: Thomas W. Pittman and William M. Burd.
Approved sentence: Dishonorable discharge, confinement for 26 years, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to E-5. The members sentenced the appellant to a dishonorable discharge, confinement for 26 years,forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to E-5. The convening authority approved the findings and sentence as adjudged.
The approved findings and sentence are correct in law and fact, and no error prejudicial to the substantial rights of the appellant occurred. Article 66(c), UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 866(c); United States v. Reed, 54 M.J. 37, 41 (C.A.A.F. 2000). Accordingly, the approved findings and sentence are AFFIRMED