A man who was accused of physically assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica has been found not guilty. Stephen Tyler Bieneman said he did not harm anyone.
A federal jury on Wednesday found a man not guilty of assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica in a case that drew attention amid reports of harassment and assault at the station. Stephen Tyler Bieneman pulled tissues from a box on the defense table and cried as each juror was polled and said they found him not guilty of misdemeanor assault in connection with an incident last November at McMurdo Station.
At one point he left the lounge to return a key to a hut he used for the party. When he returned, he noticed one of the alcoholic seltzers he left behind was open. He said he asked the woman if she took it, and she said she also took his nametag. 'I said, ‘Hey that’s not cool ... please give it back,'' Bieneman testified. 'She said, ‘You’re going to have to fight me for it.'' He said she grabbed his arms and fell onto her back while holding on to him.
Bieneman said outside of court that he was surprised by the professor's complaint. 'I thought I had a good relationship with them,' he said. 'I felt I kept them safe and worked hard.' The National Science Foundation declined to answer AP's questions about why Bieneman was sent out into the field in a critical safety role while under investigation. The case raised further questions about decision-making in the U.S. Antarctic Program, which is under scrutiny.
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