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Coast Guardsman accused of rape at Norfolk hotel
An Alabama man who met a woman on MySpace was arrested early Saturday on allegations that he raped her in a downtown hotel room, police said. Zontevias Lewis, 20, of Phenix City, Ala., was charged with rape, forcible sodomy and object sexual penetration, police said. According to a police report, a woman, 18, told police…
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Pentagon to investigate hundreds of suspected child pornography fans in its ranks
In a reversal, the Pentagon says it will reopen hundreds of cases of alleged purchases of child pornography by Department of Defense employees that Pentagon officials previously declined to investigate, The Upshot has learned. Earlier this month, The Upshot reported exclusively that in 2007, investigators for the Defense Criminal Investigative Service obtained a list of…
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Journalist: Women raped at Abu Ghraib were later ‘honor killed’
By Daniel Tencer Some women who were raped at the US’s Abu Ghraib prison facility in Iraq were later “honor killed” by their families, says a Jordanian reporter who writes on women’s issues. “In Abu Ghraib, women were tortured by the Americans much more than the men,” Lima Nabil told The Independent. “One woman said…
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SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE (SAPR) PROGRAM POLICY REVISIONS
ALCOAST 346/10 COMDTNOTE 1754 SUBJ: SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE (SAPR) PROGRAM POLICY REVISIONS A. SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROGRAM (SAPRP), COMDTINST 1754.10 (SERIES) 1. THIS ALCOAST UPDATES POLICY IN REF A. 2. ALL PERSONNEL FULFILLING THE ROLE OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE COORDINATOR (SARC), (E.G., EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COORDINATORS(EAPC) AND FAMILY ADVOCACY…
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Pentagon declined to investigate hundreds of purchases of child pornography
A 2006 Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation into the purchase of child pornography online turned up more than 250 civilian and military employees of the Defense Department — including some with the highest available security clearance — who used credit cards or PayPal to purchase images of children in sexual situations. But the Pentagon investigated…
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Surviving sexual assault
First Sgt. Angela Isles hated the military for a long time. She was angry, bitter and scared because of a dark secret she tried to bury when she was an 18-year-old and in the Air Force-a secret that destroyed her life and ultimately drove her to join the Army, and make a rank she could…
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Veteran face charges of raping and molesting a young girl
An elderly man, who served in the military, was arrested on charges of raping and molesting a young girl. Lewisburg police took Virgil Perry, 78, into custody last week after the victim’s mother contacted them. Perry lives on a quiet street in Lewisburg, mostly filled with retired couples. “He was a good neighbor to us,…
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Navy investigates sailor’s rape claim
The Royal Navy has launched an investigation after a female sailor alleged she had been raped at a Navy base, a service spokeswoman confirmed today. It is understood that a male sailor is being questioned in connection with the incident, which is claimed to have taken place at Portsmouth Naval Base, Hampshire, on July 10.…
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Man charged in wife's rape
A civilian U.S. Air Force employee allegedly raped his estranged wife Aug. 16, holding a handgun against her head as he forced her to perform sex acts at their Waldorf home, court documents reported. The 40-year-old man also was charged with repeatedly punching his wife’s head, the papers stated. The Maryland Independent is withholding the…
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