Having An Affair With A Married Active Duty Military

[amd64a]

My question involves criminal law for the state of: North Carolina and or Federal

For about 4 months, I had been seeing a woman on Active Duty in the Marines. She is also married to a Marine. I guess her husband wised up, and found us out. He left a note on my building door, with my car license plate # written on it. She ended up having charges filed against her, and called me to let me know what was happening. She then went AWOL for a short period of time.

One of the first places Military Police Investigators (MPI) came to was my apartment. They asked me if I knew where she was, and I didn't. I basically lied to them and said we weren't having an affair, and that I had no idea what this was about.

She called me again about 2 weeks ago, and told me that she was being arraigned on Adultery charges, and that I was going to be charged as well. I am not in the military, but I was told that they were thinking of charging me as an "accomplice" to a Military crime, and having the charges certified in Military court and forwarded to US District Court.

Is this actually possible?? The only thing I ever read in the UCMJ about civilians being charged is for "Contempt of Court" or "Perjury", which ARE sent to US District Court for prosecution; nothing else.

Is it also a crime to lie to Military Investigators? I am a civilian, and they have no jurisdiction over me. Should I be hiring a lawyer, or are they just trying to scare me into testifying or something?

[LawResearcherMissy]

Should I be hiring a lawyer

Yes, even if it's only for an hour or so to clarify what the military can and can not do to you.

To the best of my knowledge, they do not have jurisdiction and can't do diddly unless the case is sent to civilian court, but I've not been able to find a clear statement of such.

Talk to an attorney.