Military Appeals Court Upholds Sexual Privacy

The Washington Post reports that last week the United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the conviction of Army specialist Kenneth Bullock, who had been charged with having oral sex with a civilian woman, a violation of UCMJ Article 125, the sodomy article. While this case involved heterosexual activity, it is the same article used to uphold the military ban on any same sex activity.



The decision adds to Lawrence v. Texas, which declared unconstitutional any laws criminalizing consensual sexual activities.



FYI - Article 125 falls right in between Maiming and Arson in the list of UCMJ Punitive Articles. Just in case you were wondering.