CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- A conviction was overturned for a Camp Lejeune Marine colonel charged with child sex crimes.

  • 56-year-old Colonel Daniel Wilson was sentenced in September of 2017 for sexually abusing a child.
  • The US Navy-Marine Corps court of criminal appeals overturned his conviction last week.
  • The panel will hold a re-hearing to deliver a sentence on the other convictions.

56-year-old Colonel Daniel Wilson was sentenced in September of 2017 for sexually abusing a child and six counts of conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentlemen, and absence without leave.

Wilson was sentenced to five years and dismissed from service.

The US Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals overturned his conviction last week, saying that the evidence was legally and factually insufficient.

The panel will hold a re-hearing to deliver a sentence on the other convictions.