Case of Marine Accused of Killing Romanian Musician Continues

Arlington. The fate of the marine accused of killing a Romanian rock star in a car accident last December is now in the hands of the commander of the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade at Camp Lejeune, the Internet site estripes.com announced.Col. Glen Sochtleben, 4th MEB commander, is now reviewing recommendations regarding Staff Sgt. Christopher VanGoethem that were forwarded following a two-day Article 32 hearing at Marine Corps Base Quantico on July 25-26.VanGoethem, 32, was commander of the Marine security detachment at the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest.The most serious of the charges is negligent homicide resulting from a traffic accident that killed 50-year-old Teofil Peter, bassist for the rock band Compact.

VanGoethem, who is married, also stands accused of committing adultery with the daughter of an American Embassy official in Bucharest; asking her to lie to cover up the affair; drunk and disorderly conduct resulting from an earlier car accident; and storing and viewing pornography on a government computer.

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