European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 24, 1994 Man co  Bureau Rota Spain a former civilian employee of the military sea lift Abmd was found guilty last week of raping a fellow merchant Seaman on Board the Navy sup ply ship Saturn while the ship was docked at naval station Rota a Navy news re lease said tuesday. Event Williams was convicted nov. 18 in . District court in Charleston  is expected to be sentenced in about three months. The victim a female civilian employee on the vessel testified that Williams 31, entered her unlocked stateroom and raped her in the Early morning hours of the stars and stripes Page 3 of rape on Navy ship new year s Day 1994.the 31-year-old woman said she had been drinking with friends during new year s eve celebrations in Rota the night before but had not agreed to have sex with Williams. The woman testified that she woke to find Williams hovering Over her. According to the Charleston Post and courier Williams who did not take the stand had said the merchant Seaman agreed to have sex with him after they had returned to the ship. The woman reported the incident to senior officers on the Saturn who referred the Case to the naval criminal investigative service in Rota. Acis agent Tony Cox said Williams gave him two different accounts of the incident. He said that during the last inter View Williams said i was very intoxicated. I am going to Tell the command that was not me that night that was the alcohol " Navy investigators later turned the Case Over to the . Attorney s office in Charleston because the incident occurred on a Navy ship and not on Spanish soil. Williams is apparently from Charleston. I really applaud their acceptance of the Case for prosecution said Ralph Blincoe resident agent in charge of the acis Rota. Logistically it was a difficult Case to pursue because witnesses had to travel to Charleston from Spain and various .  Williams faces a maximum of life in prison plus 20 years and two fines of $250,000 each the newspaper reported. Blincoe attributed the Success of the investigation and subsequent proceedings to expert assistance from the naval hos Pital Rota and the sexual assault victim intervention group at the base family service Center. Blincoe pointed out there have been similar assault cases in  the last two years there have been three sexual assault cases at naval station Rota where victims left their door unlocked allowing the suspects to gain entry to the victim Blincoe said. Thanks from Page 1 Germany Home base. Technically it s Flag football but some people Are going to be hit pretty hard Braun said. The noncommissioned officers Lead the series 2-0. Braun a member of he co 2nd in 15th inf regt is one of the thousands of . Service members spending thanksgiving on Remote assignments. The game is mainly for entertainment but it s also a Chance for the cos to take out their animosities on the officers on the Field Braun said. The unit also will have the traditional to Day fare. The Only thing we won t have is our families Braun said. A " in Britain however service members and their families prepared wednesday for feasts at Home or at friends houses. This thanksgiving i will be eating a lot predicted airman Russell Groover from the 48tn component re pair so at Raf Lakenheath England. We re going Over to dinner to someone in my shop. She s having a lot of people  the Holiday meal will Mark a Milestone for family member Tasha Bailey of Lakenheath who spent wednesday running around crazy trying to get impress them because this is my giving cooking on my  in Zagreb Croatia chief Petty officer Jurnell Bai Ley has been arranging food and a location for the thanksgiving meal during the last six months. Baked Ham Turkey bread stuffing vegetables and pumpkin pie Are on the menu for Navy personnel staff ing the . Hospital at Camp Pleso. This is especially for the Oung people who Are away from their families for the first time More than for the seasoned Veteran said Bailey who has been in the Navy 13 years and in the Region three months by having a thanksgiving meal it la help keep some people from being depressed and lonely said Bailey who has children ranging in age from 5 months to 7 years. Out in the persian Gulf staff sgt. Lee Morris can sympathize with service members spending the Holiday a Long Way from Home. The platoon sergeant with the 178th Maint co is away from his family on a deployment for the first time. If the Mission requires it that s what has to be done said Morris who has been in the Gulf since sep tember our command has made great efforts to give is things to  an Active duty Soldier from fort Lewis Wash Morris said that although he s been away from his fam ily during holidays this is the first time that he has been deployed to support a real world Mission. He is married and has an 8-year-old son. Morris and about 100 other soldiers in the Dhahran area will join families from the arabian american Oil co. For the Day said maj. Brian Burns Deputy operations officer for the army Central come saudi Arabia. Burns also said service members in the Dhahran area will go to a nearby Camp or to a port for their meal. Back in Germany at the 2nd in 67th Armor regt dining facility in Friedberg sgt. 1st class Robert w. Mccormick plans to serve about 400 people although we re going to prepare for 600. Our goal is to serve the same thing to the last Soldier in line exactly the same meal As the first Soldier  la be serving meals in three different time Peri ods for three different units Mccormick said. It gives single soldiers living in the Barracks without a Kitchen to prepare thanksgiving dinner for themselves a Chance to spend time with the Chain of command and their families.  by Vav \ 81s do a my at Rhein main a Germany air Force tech. Sgt Jeffrey p. Czechowski shopping with his 3-year-old daughter Natalie gets cooking instructions from commissary employee Marilynn Purter. It is a Good Way to Bond and get them ready for the Christmas meal. The unit Here has a policy of putting All the single soldiers with a military family for Christmas dinner. Know that and understand that.  everybody else with their families the meal will make me feel pretty Good said tvs. Chadrick Simmons 19, a military Cook at the dining facility at Friedberg s Ray Barracks. This thanksgiving will make the second time in Simmons 14-month Ca reer that he has spent the Holiday away from Home. Meanwhile Wiesbaden s Arnold said his Cooks will dish up Ham filet mignon roast Duck Honey glazed Cornish hens Ham Hocks and Fried Chicken along with 175 pounds of Boneless Turkey. The goodies will All be sliced up for a total of 1,800 Servings or two per per son. And then there Are the appetizers the starches salads and a plethora of pies. For the first hour at Wiesbaden Only single soldiers will be served. Adding to the festive atmosphere will be Static displays of food that show off the Cooks culinary skills such As a praying hand display made of dough by sgt. Terry Hall and inscribed let us Pray for our daily  thanksgiving is More of a family gathering than Christmas Hall reflected. It s a Day to give thanks for being alive break bread with friends and people com ing  contributing to this report staff writers Christopher Allbright in Darmstadt Germany Jon Connor at Wiesbaden a Wayno Hall in Friedberg and Marc Mcfann at Raf Lakenheath s e Xvi Ces c u rat i led of r i on g wee be n d Heidelberg Germany is the thanksgiving Holiday and an army training Holiday mean some Community services will be closed for at least part of the four Day weekend that begins today. For example All army Post medical and dental clinics in Europe will be closed today for the thanksgiving Holiday and Friday for a command training Holiday. Officials at the european health and dental services support area Headquarters in Lan Stuhl Germany said wednesday that no outpatient clinic appointments Are being made for either Day. Emergency rooms at the Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center and at the army Hospi tals in Heidelberg and Wiir Burg will be open. Army medical officials said people needing emergency treatment in communities where services Are closed should use Host nation medical facilities. Regular serv ices resume monday. At least one Post office in every army base support battalion will be open Friday a spokeswoman said. Community commanders Are making the Call on which army and air Force Exchange service facilities Are open today. However cafes expects a big Day Friday normally the largest shopping Day of the year for retailers according to a spokeswoman All cafes facilities will be open the Day after thanksgiving and some will have extended hours to handle the expected Large volume of customers. In air Force communities local commanders have decided which facilities Are to close including medical clinics. Most merchants National Bank branches in Germany will be closed today for half a Day. The Branch in  will close the entire Day along with merchants  in Schinnen Netherlands the United kingdom and ice land. Customers will still be Able to Access their accounts through the Bank s automated Teller machines