C. Guard petty officer details affair with O-6

C. Guard petty officer details affair with O-6
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Dec 17, 2009 16:47:07 EST

FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska — A young Coast Guard petty officer was the second lover to take the stand in the military hearing on the conduct of a senior commander who is accused of sexual improprieties including 31 violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

The woman said Wednesday’s hearing was the first time she had seen Capt. Herbert “Mark” Hamilton since May 11, the day the Coast Guard began its investigation into their affair.

Among the alleged offenses filed in November, the 48-year-old Hamilton is accused of sexual improprieties that allegedly took place in Alaska and other states and involved multiple women, including enlisted Coast Guard personnel.

The young Coast Guard petty officer faced the military courtroom with tears in her eyes Wednesday and told the two teams of lawyers the intimate, personal details of her sex life with her former lover, who was sitting across the room at the defense table.

The woman, who was the second lover to have taken the stand so far in the proceeding that began Tuesday, told the court the captain had been her best friend up until the abrupt ending to the affair.


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