The case of Muslim Army chaplain James Joseph Yee took another odd turn Monday. In September Yee, who worked with detainees at Guantanamo Bay, was arrested and officials said he faced a number of serious charges including espionage, mutiny and aiding the enemy.
The West Point graduate was detained for over two months in solitary confinement on a military bring alongside suspected members of al Qaeda. At one point the government suggested Yee was involved in a plot to infiltrate Guantanamo Bay.
When charges were finally filed the most serious was illegally transporting classified files. He was also charged with committing adultery and for downloading porn on a government computer. On Friday the government dropped all of the criminal charges in an apparent victory for Yee. But yesterday an Army general found Yee guilty on the adultery and porn charges. For that Yee will be given a written reprimand on his permanent record.
Yee’s attorney Eugene Fidell, said he plans to appeal the ruling saying, “This officer is the victim of an incredible drive-by act of legal violence.”