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Defense: Slain Marine was untruthful
GOLDSBORO, N.C. — The trial of a former Camp Lejeune Marine charged with killing a pregnant comrade almost three years ago got off to a fast start Thursday, with the prosecutor describing a brutal crime and the defense attorney citing the victim’s emotional stability. Cesar Laurean is charged with killing Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, 20,…
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Ex-Marine found guilty in pregnant colleague's death
GOLDSBORO — A jury on Monday convicted a former Marine of first-degree murder in the death of a pregnant colleague who had accused him of rape, a charge that stalled the military career he treasured. Cesar Laurean, 23, of Las Vegas, was found guilty of killing Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, 20, of Vandalia, Ohio, in…
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Closings and deliberations today
Closing arguments are set to be heard today in the murder trial of a former Camp Lejeune Marine accused of killing and burying a pregnant colleague in 2007. Prosecutors called 22 witnesses and the defense called six people to the stand in the second week of the first-degree murder trial of Cesar Laurean, 23, who…
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Testimony Concludes in Ex-Marine'S Murder Case
GOLDSBORO, N.C. — GOLDSBORO, N.C. (AP) The ex-Marine accused of killing a pregnant colleague stationed with him in North Carolina is declining to take the stand in his own defense. Cesar Laurean said Thursday he decided against testifying in his first-degree murder trial. The 23-year-old is accused of killing 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach of…
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Victims testify about alleged rapes at Fort Bragg
FORT BRAGG (WTVD) — A Fort Bragg soldier appeared in a military courtroom Monday for a hearing on charges he raped women living on the base. The victims are wives of deployed soldiers. Aaron M. Pernell, 22, allegedly raped one woman in front of her children and broke into the homes of two other women.…
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Sexual Assault and the Military: An Interview with Staff Sergeant Lisa Rose
By Jen Percy Reports of sexual abuse in the military are now higher than that of the civilian population. An annual report released in 2009 by the Department of Defense showed an 11 percent increase in sexual assault cases among service members over the past year. According to the report, one in three female soldiers…
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DA: ex Coast Guard Chief's rape convictions upheld
The state Appeals Court has affirmed the rape convictions of a former chief officer with the Coast Guard in Provincetown, according to a Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office press release. David Pierce, 46, of Sandwich was convicted on four counts of rape last year by a Barnstable Superior Court jury, but his three- to…
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VA, military facing challenges of women's health care
By Seth Robbins Outside of Baghdad in 2007, Jennifer Hunt’s convoy was struck by a roadside bomb. Shrapnel penetrated her cheek, exited below her chin, and lodged into her arms and back. Hunt, a 26-year-old sergeant in the Army Reserve, now has only one visible remnant from the blast: a dimple where the shrapnel pierced…
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The culture of 'Johns' and sex trafficking in the U.S. military base and war zones
The United States government has been in the forefront of fight against human trafficking around the world. For this reason, our State Department produced annual reports on human trafficking in Person around the world and impose sanctions against the countries who fail to comply to its minimum standards to fight against human trafficking in their…
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Instead of jury trial, rape and abduction charges dropped in York
YORK —A jury trial scheduled for Thursday became a brief hearing and felony charges were dropped against a man accused of rape and abduction in York. The charges against Ralph Bryan Sykes, whose address is listed in court records as Langley Air Force Base, were dropped by the prosecutor during the hearing in York-Poquoson Circuit…
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