Name: Robert J Wiesen
U.S. V. Wiesen No. 01-0134/AR
Date Of Appeal: May 22, 2001
Plea: Not Guilty
Charges: Forcible Sodomy & Indecent Acts With A Child
Military Branch: U.S. Army
Listed In National Sex Offenders Registry? Yes
A general court-martial composed of officer and enlisted members convicted appellant, contrary to his pleas, of two specifications of attempted forcible sodomy with a child, indecent acts with a child, and obstruction of justice, in violation of Articles 80 and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 USC §§ 880 and 934, respectively. He was sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, confinement for twenty years, total forfeitures, and reduction to grade E-1. The convening authority approved the findings and sentence as adjudged. The court below set aside the finding of guilty of obstruction of justice, dismissed that specification, affirmed the remaining findings, and upon reassessment, affirmed the sentence.