Military Rape Crisis Center

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…

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.…

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…