In 2012, Lt. Col. James Wilkerson and his wife hosted a small party at their home. According to a guest of the party who was stranded without a ride home, Wilkerson sexually assaulted her and kicked her out of the house at around 3 in the morning. A few months later, the judge advocate general, […]
The United States Marine Corps has released a full-length video titled “Lost Honor” in order to address growing concerns of sexual assault conducted by its members, typically against other Marines. Paired with an accompanying discussion guide, “Lost Honor” takes an interesting approach to inappropriate and risky behavior determent by highlighting the stories of Marines and former-Marines who […]
Money can buy you a great defense team, but what happens when you’re in the United States Armed Forces and are appointed an inexperienced attorney by your service branch? An attorney without experience isn’t necessarily a bad attorney, but what they lack in skill and understanding can become a vulnerable point if you’re facing serious […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKjvo-CntEc In 2014, senior Army officer Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair, who was involved in one of the military’s most closely watched sexual assault cases, agreed to plead guilty to reduced charges, including disobeying a commander’s order, misusing his government charge card and mistreating his former mistress, a captain. Between 2009 and 2012, prosecutors said […]
Marine Pvt. First Class Nicholas James-McLean has been arrested in Okinawa, Japan. This arrest is following a deadly vehicle crash, in which police are stating his blood alcohol content was 3 times the legal limit. As a result, a local man was killed, and the case has been sent to the Naha prosecutor’s office. Consequently, […]
The U.S. State Department issued an official report on the country conditions in the Philippines in 2016 which states in part: “President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, elected in May, began the first year of his constitutionally limited six-year term on June 30. Since July police and unknown vigilantes have killed more than 6,000 suspected drug dealers […]
No Jail Time for E-5 in Minor Sex Assault Due to Entrapment and Mistake of Fact.
Six students at The Basic School for Marine Officers along with two investigators overseeing the cheating scandal are facing charges An ongoing scandal at the Basic School for Marine Officers near Quantico, VA has made national headlines this week, as six second lieutenants and at least two investigators are embroiled in allegations of cheating, sexual harassment, […]
Officers in Okinawa, Japan, should be extremely wary when using Craigslist’s “casual encounters” listings. In what has been a highly-controversial move, the NCIS has been running sting operations in an attempt to catch and convict officers of sex crimes. In these sting operations, NCIS plants ads on Craigslist, social media, and dating sites, all of […]