Military Rape Crisis Center

by  Isabella and Panayiota Last week we reported on the state of the Massachusetts National Guard Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office in which their SARC’s received an F. The Massachusetts National Guard is notorious in not meeting the needs of  sexual assault survivors often resulting in survivors having to be severely re victimized, in…

By Panayiota The Department of Defense (DOD) spent millions on their Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program to help combat what is currently a sexual assault epidemic in the United States Armed Forces. They distributed posters with slogans such as “hurt one, affects all” to all United States Military Bases worldwide. A poster produced by…

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — William C. Gurney, who once advocated for the welfare of enlisted personnel across the Air Force Materiel Command, has been reduced to the lowest possible rank and is to spend 20 months in military prison. Gurney’s five-day court-martial ended Friday with his sentencing. His punishment included a dishonorable discharge…

A tearful, repentant former senior enlisted airman learned Friday that he will spend 20 months in jail and be dishonorably discharged as an airman basic. Chief Master Sgt. William Gurney, a former command chief for Air Force Materiel Command, heard the sentence from a six-officer jury at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Gurney had been…

Chief Master Sgt. William Gurney told Air Force investigators that he had improper relationships with six female airmen, then conceded his behavior would almost certainly end his career. Gurney, then the command chief of Air Force Materiel Command, made the admission Nov. 13, 2009, during a two-hour interrogation conducted by two agents from the Office…

Court-martial proceedings have arrived in southwestern Illinois for an Ohio-based chief master sergeant accused of sexually harassing 10 female subordinates. William Gurney’s trial at Scott Air Force Base near Mascoutah was to begin Monday, with expectations it will last about a week. Gurney, a 27-year Air Force veteran, had been the top-ranking enlisted man at…

According to the Department of Defense, they have a total of 3230 reported rapes in the military for fiscal year 2009 or roughly a rape is reported every four hours. According to experts from the Department of Defense, the Military Rape Crisis Center and the Department of Veterans Affairs many more rape cases go unreported…

Jebidiah James Stipe, a 27-year-old Marine, has been charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree sexual assault along with other crimes. Fox News is reporting that a Marine from Twentynine Palms, California has been charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree sexual assault amongst other crimes. Jebidiah James Stipe made his first appearance in a Wyoming court…

LAND O’ LAKES – A 34-year-old U.S. Army staff sergeant is charged with sexual battery in the rape of a 25-year-old woman, deputies said. Louis A. Cortese Sr., of 18643 Gracie Lee St. in Spring Hill, was arrested Tuesday and remained in the Land O’ Lakes Jail today. The woman told Pasco County sheriff’s investigators…

ROXANA HEGEMAN An HIV-positive Air Force sergeant accused of having sex with multiple unwitting partners was encouraged by his wife, who had talked about opening a bed-and-breakfast for swingers, witnesses told a military judge Tuesday. Tech. Sgt. David Gutierrez also repeatedly denied being infected when partners asked about his HIV status, several witnesses testified during…