How does that happen? He raped them? Where's the fight in these soldiers? Something's missing...
Sodomy, as defined by the UCMJ is anal sexual contact, or oral sexual contact. There is not sufficient information in this article to understand what really happened. Let alone the homosexual contact. (I am not defending this guy. Just saying.)
Maybe they were intoxicated? What about a date rape drug? Possibilities, anyway...
The only other thing I can think of is that he threatened them somehow. How about...I know or I believe that you are gay, soldier, and if you don't go along with this, I will see to it that you are dismissed from the military. See, we don't even know the orientation of the victims here, do we?
I guess he COULD have brandished a weapon at them, like a gun or a knife...
I agree