Indian soldier on trial, charged with spying

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Sargeant Clayton Lonetree, a Winnebago and Navajo Indian, has pleaded not guilty at a court martial trial on July 22. Lonetree, a former guard at the U.S. Embassy at Moscow, is facing charges in the sex-for-secrets scandal at the embassy.

Lonetree, 25, is accused of having an affair with a female Soviet employee at the embassy, and is charged with passing secrets to Soviet agents at her request.

Lonetree's lawyer, William Kuntsler, predicts that Lonetree will be acquitted since there is little evidence against Lonetree. Kuntsler added: "He is a young marine that fell in love, went over his head, reported his predicament to his superiors ? he is not a spy."