Airman gets 17 years confinement Published Dec. 12, 2005 By Staff Sgt. Francesca Popp 3rd Wing Public Affairs ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFPN) -- A general court-martial sentenced an NCO to 17 years confinement after finding him guilty of rape, sodomy and striking a child. A military judge also sentenced Tech. Sgt. Larry Pauly to a dishonorable discharge and reduction to airman basic. Sergeant Pauly, of the 3rd Maintenance Operations Squadron, chose a trial by judge alone. Base officials charged the former sergeant with violating four article of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. They included Article 120, rape of a child under 16 years old; two counts of Article 125, sodomy with a child under 12 years old; Article 128, striking a child under 16 years old; and two counts of Article 134, indecent acts with a child under 16 years old. The judge found him guilty of violating articles 120, 125 and 128 and not guilty of violating Article 134. “This was a very important case, not only because the victim was so young and the charged behavior was so deplorable, but also because it involved five expert witnesses and multiple motions,” said Capt. Charles Hebner, 3rd Wing chief of military justice. The captain said, “There were a lot of moving parts and issues that we don’t see very often. This might be the most significant case we have taken to court at Elmendorf in recent years.”