{"id":86834,"date":"2017-09-09T23:46:07","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T23:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/09\/09\/marine-colonel-found-guilty-of-sexually-abusing-a-child\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:31:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:31:58","slug":"marine-colonel-found-guilty-of-sexually-abusing-a-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2017\/09\/09\/marine-colonel-found-guilty-of-sexually-abusing-a-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine colonel found guilty of sexually abusing a child"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A colonel based at Camp Lejeune has been found guilty of sexually abusing a child, but he was cleared of other charges officials said on Saturday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Col. Daniel H. Wilson, the former operations officer for II Marine Expeditionary Force, had been accused sexually abusing three children, assaulting the woman and other offenses. He has been held in the Camp Lejeune brig for 240 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, a military jury found Wilson guilty of sexual abuse of a child, conduct unbecoming of an officer and being absent without leave, said 2nd Lt James Mercure, a spokesman for II MEF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wilson had been charged with abusing a child under 12 years old several times in June and July 2016 while at Camp Lejeune, according to a redacted copy of his charge sheet. <\/p>\n\n\n\t