Hearing set for CG capt. accused of adultery

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Hearing set for CG capt. accused of adultery
By Susan Schept - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Dec 14, 2009 18:39:09 EST

A hearing will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday for Capt. Herbert “Mark” Hamilton III, who was charged Nov. 3 with multiple offenses, including indecent acts, sodomy, fraud and conduct unbecoming an officer.

Hamilton, the former commander of Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, Alaska, will have a chance to present evidence and question witnesses in an Article 32 investigative hearing at Fort Richardson in Anchorage, according to the Coast Guard. A Coast Guard officer will review the evidence and recommend whether some or all of the charges should be dropped and whether the case should go to court-martial, said Lt. Cmdr. Greg Versaw, a staff attorney for the 17th Coast Guard District which covers Alaska. The hearing is scheduled for two to three days, he said.

The investigating officer will have five working days from the end of the hearing to prepare a report for District Commander Rear Adm. Christopher Colvin. Colvin will make a final determination based on the recommendations in the report.

If the charges are upheld and Hamilton is tried at a general court-martial, he could face confinement and dismissal from the service.

A call to Hamilton was not immediately returned.


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