Court Martial Lawyer – GCM begins for sailor charged with rape
By Andrew Tilghman – Staff writer
A sailor accused of raping and sodomizing a woman in Florida is facing a general court martial this week that could land him behind bars for life.
Gunner’s Mate 1st Class (SW/AW) Carlton Thomas Jr., 33, is assigned to the destroyer Farragut. His court-martial on charges of rape, sodomy and indecent assault started Monday at Naval Station Mayport, said Bill Austin, a base spokesman. The court-martial is expected to last about one week.
Thomas allegedly raped a civilian woman Sept. 4, 2007, in a hotel in Jacksonville, Austin said.
The woman initially reported the sexual assault to civilian officials in Jacksonville, and the case was later transferred to the Navy court system, Austin said.
Thomas, from Lumpkin, Ga., enlisted in 1998 and was last promoted in June 2007, Navy records show. He previously served on the carrier John F. Kennedy and at the Trident Refit Facility in Kings Bay, Ga.
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