Military Rape Crisis Center

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…

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…

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,…

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.…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…