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JBER Soldier Found Guilty of Abusive Sexual Contact
Channel 2 NewsA Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson soldier has been sentenced to six months in prison after being convicted in a court-martial of abusive sexual contact and three other offenses. In a Friday statement, U.S. Army Alaska spokesperson John Pennell says...Tags: U.S. Army, Courts-Martial, Abusive Behavior, Prisons
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Rocky Gap Casino opens doors in western Maryland FLINTSTONE, Md. (AP) — The newly christened Rocky Gap Casino Resort is opening its doors to the public in western Maryland. The casino opened its doors Wednesday after winning approval from state...Tags: Terrorism, College Sports, Murder, Somalia, Memorial Day
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Court-Martial Begins for JBER Soldier Accused of Abusive Sexual Contact
Channel 2 NewsThe third recent court-martial involving an Anchorage-based service member began Wednesday on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson for a soldier accused of several charges, including abusive sexual contact. Army Chief Warrant Officer Guillermo Castillo sat...Tags: U.S. Army, Prosecution, Punishment, Courts-Martial, Abusive Behavior
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House subcommittee approves legislation to stem growing epidemic of sexual assault in military
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Members of a House panel angry over the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the military took a key step toward tackling the problem by passing legislation Wednesday that would strip commanding officers of their longstanding...Tags: U.S. Army, Crime Victims, Politics, Joe Wilson, Kirsten Gillibrand
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Pentagon faces another sex scandal
WASHINGTON — The Army suspended the commander of its main basic training camp Tuesday for alleged adultery, the latest in a string of military officers accused of sexual misconduct. Brig. Gen. Bryan T. Roberts, a 29-year Army veteran, was...
Tags: Hurricane Katrina (2005), Punishment, Adultery, Chuck Hagel, Jeffrey A. Sinclair
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Kosher meals fight continues
Florida's Department of Corrections got a stern rebuke from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals last week when the court sent a lawsuit brought by a Jewish prisoner over the right to receive kosher meals back to a lower court. The appeals court...Tags: Rick Scott, U.S. Department of Justice, Politics, Shavuot, Executive Branch
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Military Announces Third Anchorage Sexual Abuse Case This Month
Channel 2 NewsThe Army has scheduled a Wednesday court-martial for a Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson soldier accused of sexual abuse, Anchorage’s third military sex-crimes case to be publicly announced this month. A Monday statement from U.S. Army Alaska...Tags: U.S. Army, Punishment, Courts-Martial, Prisons, Armed Forces
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Benjamin Lipsitz, 94, Pikesville attorney who defended Bremer
Benjamin Lipsitz, whose commitment to the spirit and letter of the law led him to defend a would-be assassin, a Nazi sympathizer and a craven murderer during a career that spanned more than a half-century, died May 10. He was 94. "He was so...
Tags: U.S. Army, FBI, Judges, Criminal Laws, U.S. Secret Service
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At Hampton VA, caring for sexual assault victims is ongoing battle
— Over two weeks, the Pentagon has suffered a string of embarrassments in its effort to show progress in curbing sexual assault within the ranks. A Defense Department anonymous survey estimated a 35 percent increase in sexual assault and related...
Tags: U.S. Army, Barack Obama, Abusive Behavior, U.S. Congress, Assault
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Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq. A military judge, Army Col. David Conn, had found...
Tags: Punishment, Prosecution, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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Sgt. John Russell: Wrenching testimony in penalty phase
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details.JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — Lt. Col. Michael Jones was the last psychiatrist to see Sgt. John Russell before the sergeant returned to the Iraq mental health clinic with an M-16 rifle, killing two doctors and three other fellow servicemen. In...Tags: Human Interest, Judges, Murder, Science and Technology, Iraq
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A port first: box ship drafts 49 feet of water
The Port of Virginia has outdone itself, when it comes to handling big container ships. The Virginia Port Authority announced that the port complex topped its own East Coast record on Saturday when a fully loaded Mediterranean Shipping Co. vessel set...Tags: Suez Canal, Charleston, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia)
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