Navy commander accused of rape sentenced to year in the brig for lesser assault charge against junior officer

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A Navy commander who faced a rape charge stemming from a drunken night in 2016 that led to three civilian criminal trials and a court-martial has accepted a plea deal to lesser charges that will keep him in the brig for a year.

The case landed in the military court system after three failed attempts in San Diego superior courts to convict Cmdr. John Michael Neuhart on civilian criminal charges. https://www.stripes.com/news/us/navy-commander-accused-of-rape-sentenced-to-year-in-the-brig-for-lesser-assault-charge-against-junior-officer-1.599690