The trial is underway at Camp Lejeune for a Marine colonel who is accused of sexually abusing at least three children, sexually assaulting a woman and other offenses.

Col. Daniel H. Wilson is charged with rape of a child, sexual abuse of a child, assault consummated by battery upon a child under 16 years, sexual assault, assault consummated by battery, conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman and being absent without leave, according to a redacted copy of charge sheet released by II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Wilson, the former II MEF operations officer, is accused of abusing three children, Marine Corps Times has learned. He was initially charged in November and released but then he was sent to the brig at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in January after a Naval Criminal Investigation Service probe uncovered new allegations of misconduct.

Military.com first reported on Wednesday that II MEF had released a redacted copy of Wilson’s charge sheet more than nine months after he was first charged.

Wilson is accused of sexually abusing a girl under the age of 12 several times at Camp Lejeune in June and July 2016, according to the charge sheet. He is also accused of assaulting a girl younger than 16 and offering alcohol to children younger than 10 during the same period.

Separately, Wilson is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in December at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina, according to the charge sheet. He was allegedly absent without leave at the time.

In February and March 2016, Wilson allegedly acted unprofessionally during a training mission to Darwin, Australia. Wilson’s attorney, Phillip Stackhouse, told Marine Corps Times earlier this year that Wilson is accused of having “overly familiar” relationship with a female Australian military officer.

Stackhouse could not be reached for comment on Wednesday. In February, he told Marine Corps Times that the prosecution has no physical evidence to substantiate the charges against Wilson.

Opening statements in Wilson’s trial began on Wednesday. He faces a general court-martial, which are reserved for the most serious allegations of misconduct and allow for punishments including confinement for more than a year, dismissal and a dishonorable discharge.

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