Matthew M Moore U.S.A.F. Convicted Sex OffenderPossession Of Child Pornography

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Name: Stephen J. Dodge

Case: United States v. Dodge ACM 34870

Sentence adjudged: December 5, 2000

Sentence adjudged: December 31, 2001

Plea: Guilty

Charges: possessing child pornography (see others below)

Military Branch: U.S. Air Force

Listed In National Sex Offenders Registry? NO

Approved sentence: Dismissal, confinement for 15 years, and forfeiture of all pay and allowances.

We previously affirmed the appellant’s conviction by a general court-martial of one specification of:

absence without leave, terminated by apprehension, in violation of Article 86, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 886;

one specification of wrongful possession of marijuana,

one specification each of use and distribution of marijuana on divers occasions, and

one specification of use of cocaine on divers occasions, all in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 912a;

one specification of conduct unbecoming an officer by surreptitiously videotaping a juvenile male undressing, showering, and masturbating in the appellant’s bathroom, in violation ofArticle 133, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 933;

one specification of inducing a minor to engage insexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct,

four specifications of taking indecent liberties with boys under the age of 16 years of age,

one specification of committing an indecent act on a male under 16 years of age,

one specification of dishonorably failing to maintain sufficient funds in his checking account to cover a check upon presentment, and

one specification of possessing child pornography, all in violation of Article 134, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 934

A panel of officer members sentenced the appellant to a dismissal, confinement for 15 years, and forfeiture of all pay and allowances. The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged. We found appropriate only so much of the sentence as provided for a dismissal, confinement for 12 years, and forfeiture of all pay and allowances.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces summarily affirmed the appellant’s conviction of all offenses, except the offense of possessing child pornography.

Only so much of the sentence as provides for dismissal, confinement for 12 years and forfeiture of all pay and allowances is affirmed. The findings, as approved, and sentence, as modified, are correct in law and fact, and no error prejudicial to the substantial rights of the appellant occurred. Article 66(c), UCMJ; United States v. Reed, 54 M.J. 37 (C.A.A.F. 2000). Accordingly, the findings, as approved, and the sentence, as modified, are AFFIRMED