An Air Force Senior Airman stationed at Hickam was accused of sexual assault by his ex-girlfriend. The incident in question occurred during a discussion about their relationship, where the Senior Airman was alleged to have briefly grabbed her neck before immediately letting go, apologizing, and subsequently engaging in what was understood to be consensual sex. The […]

A Navy Petty Officer stationed at Whidbey Island was under investigation for the misuse of an electronic device under Article 120 following an incident at a house party. After becoming heavily intoxicated, the Sailor had limited recollection of the event, but there was a possibility that inappropriate photos or videos were taken using his phone. In

There are two things that you simply will never be able to remove from military culture. The first is alcohol, and the second is eros. That is sexual attraction between young adults, and yet alcohol is often right in the mix. For a young Private in Germany, that reality almost cost him his career, freedom,

It is a discernible truth that military investigators routinely make glaring errors that can result in the exoneration of the accused. Prosecutors try to ignore them, but Bilecki knows how to bring those errors into the light. In the case of our latest client, those involved in the investigation were downright corrupt and malicious. Defending

When a Marine Gunnery Sergeant approached us, facing one charge of rape, 2 charges of kidnapping and 13 charges of domestic violence along with indecent recording and extramarital sexual conduct to boot, we knew we had a fight on our hands. Now, most military court martial defense attorneys would see charges like this and run. Bilecki, on

It may very well be the case that the tape doesn’t lie, but when you are caught on tape in violation of the UCMJ, you still deserve the absolute best military court martial defense. Many military court martial defense attorneys will run from some cases because they know the probability of a loss is high,

Patterns of behavior are often hard to ignore, and yet, when a pattern of behavior damages the military prosecution’s case, they will ignore it all the livelong day. Such was the case for a Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton until veteran court martial defense attorney Tim Bilecki got involved. The Marine was resourceful, and upon

The Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention office (SHARP) has a noble and righteous cause. That is to root out sexual assault from the ranks of the military, and one can hardly argue that this is a bad idea. However, the devil is in the details, as they say, and the details are how it is