Cadet in Rape Scandal Pleads to Lesser Charges
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The only cadet to face a court-martial after last year’s rape scandal pleaded guilty in Colorado Springs to reduced charges.
Douglas L. Meester of Marco Island, Fla., was accused of assaulting a fellow cadet in October 2002 during a night of heavy drinking in a dorm room.
Those charges were dropped and, in exchange, Meester pleaded guilty to conduct unbecoming an officer, indecent acts and dereliction of duty. He received a reprimand, was fined $2,000 and set free.
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