WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In the latest sexual misconduct scandal to tarnish the Navy's image, a two-star Navy admiral was found guilty Friday of adultery and sexual harassment.
Rear Admiral Ralph Tindal, a deputy NATO commander in Lisbon, Portugal, was fined and punished for having an affair with an enlisted woman in his command, the Navy said.
Tindal was married, but the woman he had an affair with was not. The woman received administrative counseling but was not punished.
Following an administrative hearing, Tindal was found guilty of being involved in a sexual relationship with an enlisted woman, and was found to have made it difficult for the woman to break off the relationship. In addition to adultery and sexual harassment charges, Tindal was found guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and fraternization,
He was given a punitive letter, fined $7,600 and placed under arrest in quarters for 30 days. Tindal has requested retirement, and the Chief of Naval Operations has recommended that request be granted, but at the lower rank of rear admiral lower half (a one-star admiral).
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