Sergeant First Class Kelly A. Stewart, is an Army Green Beret with multiple tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was recently unjustly convicted of crimes of sexual assault, sodomy and kidnapping without any trial evidence other than an emotional statement of one foreign national.

Kelly has repeatedly declared his innocence but no appeal is possible for 1-2 years. So in the meantime, an innocent soldier sits in a cell without promise of being tried fairly.

ABOUT THE CASE:

1. There were originally 12 MALE soldiers on the jury. (No women and no SF) 2 were dismissed. Of the 10 remaining male jurors, there is reason to believe that not all of them were in agreement with the verdict. But you just need 2/3. Your life in the hands of 7 military men, who may or may not be a fan of you cheating on your wife, which is NOT the crime for which he was being tried.

2. The accuser claimed to have been held captive but did not leave the room nor use the telephone to call for help while Kelly was in the shower.

3. The accuser left her telephone number in the morning.

4. The accuser waited 3 months to report the event to police. Obviously, there remained no material evidence, videotape from the hotel, DNA etc.

5. There were no hotel guests who heard anything unusual from the room. She did not scream, hit a wall or yell for help.

6. Her doctor (whom she visited within a few days of the event) testified that he did not notice any visible bite marks, bruises or physical signs of abuse. But these statements were introduced and became a point for conviction.

7. The kidnapping charge was based partially on Kelly using the name Antonio (a variation of his middle name and still used by some of his friends).

8. The accuser refused to release her psychiatric records from 2004-2005 saying that she simply suffered from 'burn out syndrome'. Under German law, she was not required to release them.

10. His sentence includes 8 years confinement in Ft Leavenworth prison, loss of all pay and allowances, reduction of rank from E-7 to E-1 and a dishonorable discharge. Revocation of his tab was added by Special Forces command.

11. Kelly will forever have to register as a sex offender based solely on the accusations of one foreign national. (Who (in my opinion) is laughing all the way to the bank as Germany has a violent crime victim compensation program.)

The bottom line is that Kelly received an unfair trial and subsequent conviction.

Brigadier General Steven L. Salazar will review the clemency packet sometime in December. Included in the packet will be this petition, as well as Letters of Support from friends and family, photos, awards and other materials that define who Kelly is as a person. Salazar will then decide if the sentencing was fair or not and has the power to reduce any or all of his sentences.

Please stand with me, his family, his friends and fellow soldiers in our efforts to not only publicize the truth, but to relieve a little bit of the injustice that has been served to this soldier and his family.