European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 12, 1991 the stars and stripes c Page 3 go defector asks . Forgiveness he wants divorce says wife brainwashed him by Effie Bathen Niernberg Bureau Herzog Nakrach Germany a a . Soldier who defected to the soviet Union four years ago with the woman he loved is now filing for divorce and asking americans to forgive him. A a in a like to apologize to the people of America a said Wade e. Roberts the former army private who left his artillery unit in Giessen and wound up working with poisonous snakes in Turkmenistan near the iranian Border. He returned to the West a and a court martial a eight months later saying he and his pregnant wife were disenchanted with life behind the former Iron curtain. After receiving a bad conduct discharge for being absent without leave he returned almost immediately to his wife a Hometown in Herzog Nakrach where he is now a bookkeeper at a Ball bearing factory. A a in a like to excuse myself for betraying the people of the United states. If i could turn Back time i would t have done it a said Roberts 26, in what he estimated was his 20th interview since his Odyssey began in March 1987. His wife a a brainwashed him into defecting and has connections with a a communist government intelligence then the East West Border with Roberts in the trunk. Today she holds Down a Job As a Cook at a restaurant under their apartment. She said it was Roberts idea to go to the soviet Union and that he has been running from problems All of his life. Roberts wanted to get even with a first sergeant he claimed was harassing him she said. Even though she was expecting his child when she took him to the East Petra Roberts said she did not love him and did not intend to stay there with him. A i was just going to give him a lift and was caught up in events she said. But they were married in the soviet Union. Both agreed that their marriage had been on Rocky ground All along. He left their Home about a week ago in a rage she said. She displayed a slashed to shirt he reportedly left it in cd to the floor with a id like to excuse myself for betraying the people of the United states. If i could turn bade time t would t have done it a Wade Roberts e Agency a he told the stars and stripes tuesday. A i betrayed and now i am betrayed a he said his hands shaking As he lit his fifth cigarette in an hour. The spokesman for the German Federal prosecutors office in Karlsruhe said they had no record of Roberts wife Petra under either her married name or Maiden name Neumann. A a we re familiar with the Wade Case but there a nothing on the wife in our files a the spokesman said. The Karlsruhe office is in charge of All espionage and terrorist investigations. The accusations Are not True said Petra Roberts 28, during an interview the same Day at the couples apartment. Now his estranged wife she is the German woman who rented a car and drove across what was Butcher knife. A a he a full of hate for the entire world a she said. Both agreed that they were not motivated by politics and were naive about living conditions in the soviet Union. The couple was sent to Ashkhabad a desert City that is predominantly Muslim where he worked extracting venom from snakes in an agricultural Center. He Felt that his work there made an important contribution to medical research and saved lives he said. The two westerners were treated like celebrities by the citizens of Ashkhabad Wade Roberts said. And he takes credit for introducing a the idea of mixed drinks to his Muslim hosts. His specially was called Vodka Takoon a mixture of Vodka Orange juice and a local soft drink called Takoon which he said Means pleasure. The couple eventually pressured soviet authorities to allow them to return to the West. Their decision was based on fear that Petra Roberts could not receive adequate medical care when her baby was born. Their son Trevor is now almost 4 years old and the object of a custody Battle. A spokesman for the German youth office in Erlanger which is responsible for the town of Herzog Sas Vine Crawley Wade Roberts wife Petra holds their son Trevor. Nakrach said any disputes Between married couples about child custody Are decided by the family court. A the file comes Here to our office but the privacy act forbids me to disclose any information about any of our files a he said. During his highly publicized defection Roberts willingly gave interviews to the world Media. Petra Roberts said her husband called it a press hopping a and they often granted interviews in Exchange for Western goods. A the first diapers i got for Trevor i got from a new York times reporter a she said. Roberts said he was shocked when he returned to the West and read the soviet news reports saying that he had fled political persecution. Quot i was t some communist monster out to destroy the United states a Roberts said. A i was basically a Young Man in love a he said. Quot anyone who a been very much in love will forgive  stall writer de reals contributed to this report former Border guard admits he fired shots Berlin apr a former East German Border guard admitted in court wednesday that he opened fire on the last person to die in an escape attempt Over the Berlin Wall. Ingo Heinrich and three other former soldiers Are on trial for manslaughter in the feb. 5, 1989, killing of Chris Gueffroy. The trial is being closely watched As a precedent for other cases stemming from the deaths of More than 200 East germans killed while trying to flee to the West. Many germans have criticized the proceedings saying the communist Bosses should be put on trial first for issuing the internationally condemned shoot to kill orders. Asked if he had shot As Gueffroy and his companion tried to flee Over the Wall the 26-year-old Heinrich said he had fired three shots shortly before Midnight. But he insisted that he had aimed a at the feet of the two Young men. According to German news reports prosecutors believe that Heinrich in fact fired the shot that ripped through Gueffroy a heart and killed the 2 year old waiter. Heinrich a testimony Means that All four of the defendants have now denied shooting the deadly Bullet. In addition to killing Gueffroy the Border guards also wounded his 20-year-old companion Christian Gaudian. Also during tuesdays proceedings chief judge Theodor Seidel said he was a a shocked that a sensationalist German Magazine had published two pictures of Gueffroy a body in the morgue. A reporter for the Magazine provided free copies outside the courtroom. Several spectators and at least one defense lawyer were seen leafing through it inside the Berlin regional court. Chief prosecutor Herwig Grossman said a the necessary Steps would be undertaken to see whether publication of the photographs broke German Law. Gueffroy was gunned Down just nine months before the Berlin Wall opened. Gaudian sentenced to three years in prison by an East German court As the hard line communist regime started to collapse is scheduled to testify at the trial monday. The four former soldiers who once held summary execution Powers Over escapees appeared subdued and worried during the second week of the trial. Karin Gueffroy the victims Mother sat looking grim through part of the session wednesday morning. She is a co prosecutor in the Case under a Stan Durd provision of German  show reported at base Bowling Center by Amy Geiszler Jones . Bureau Security police at Raf Lakin Heath Are investigating reports that a male stripper performed and sexual paraphernalia were awarded As prizes during Public hours at the base Bowling Center saturday night a base spokesman said. Eyewitnesses alleged that during the course of the centers color pin Bowling the centers 20-plus lanes were turned off while an estimated crowd of 100 adults and children were invited to witness sexually oriented events. Color pin Bowling began at 8 . Saturday. Some preteens were among those present an eyewitness said. Color pin Bowling a regular feature at the Center allows bowlers a shot at winning Money a depending on the color of pins and their positions a when they bowl a strike. Bowlers Are also allowed additional chances at Bowling for Money during drawings held throughout color pin Bowling. On saturday evening however a witness said additional drawings were held and prizes such As lingerie and sexual paraphernalia were awarded. An added attraction involved a Man in a Gorilla suit who approached a woman Bowler and performed various acts with a sexual overtones a the source alleged. The Man later stripped off his Gorilla suit revealing his underwear the Spectator went on to say. The Spectator also alleged that some of the evenings events were videotaped by Center employees. When asked to confirm the investigation into saturday night s events a base spokesman issued this statement tuesday a an incident did occur at the Raf Lakenheath Bowling Center sept. 7. The allegations Are that an obscene act took place. An investigation into the incident which is being conducted by air Force officials was immediately started once base officials were notified of the allegation. A the investigation is currently under Way and if the facts confirm that something did happen base officials will take immediate Steps to take care of the situation and ensure it does not reoccur. Quot if a sexually explicit act did occur base officials want to make it known that such acts will not be condoned. We cannot comment further on an ongoing investigation. We will however inform you of the results of the investigation when it is