Midshipman Faces New Charges in Sexual Assault Case

[GreatAmerican]

<p>Morrison also dismissed from service for sex assault</p>

<p>Published in the Chicago Tribune:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/bal-morrison0410,1,2749293.story?coll=chi-news-hed[/url]”>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/bal-morrison0410,1,2749293.story?coll=chi-news-hed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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…“I was stunned by the verdict yesterday,” said William Ferris, Morrison’s civilian attorney, in a brief statement to reporters after the sentencing. “I can’t understand how any reasonable person would have found him guilty based on those facts. I’m working on the appeal already.”… </p>

<p>…His father, Kenneth Ray Morrison, begged jurors for a sentence of “no punishment,” saying his son and the family had already been punished enough. He also complained that the name of Morrison’s victim was not printed in news accounts. The Sun does not identify victims of sexual assault. </p>

<p>“Of course, I disagree with your verdict,” he said, addressing jurors directly. “I know my son, and I know if you had the opportunity to spend an hour with him, you would not have voted that way. That verdict totally destroyed the career of a fine young man.” …

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