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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: Prosecution, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lawyers, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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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: Prosecution, Military Justice, Trials, Prisons, Sexual Assault
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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: Politics, Prosecution, Military Justice, Barack Obama, Sex Crimes
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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: Military Justice, Prisons, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes, Punishment
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Afghan woman recounts how US soldier killed her husband in rampage; case set for court-martial
Associated PressKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Sitting on a dirty straw mat on the parched ground of southern Afghanistan, Masooma sank deeper inside a giant black shawl. Hidden from view, her words burst forth as she told her side of what happened to her family...Tags: Justice System, Pakistan, Prosecution, Military Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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State Crime Lab Facing Backlog of DNA Cases
Channel 2 NewsThe state's new crime lab in Anchorage is working to catch up on a backlog of cases awaiting DNA testing, with hundreds of cases at various stages of analysis. Orin Dym, the facility's forensic lab manager, says there are about 130 cases waiting to go...Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes
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Military injustice
The recent study estimating that there may have been 26,000 cases of sexual assault in the military last year stirred a lot of tough talk from the Pentagon and the White House over the past 24 hours. But the question is whether that outrage will translate...Tags: Barack Obama, United States Naval Academy, Sex Crimes, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress
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Pentagon reports sharp rise in military sexual assaults
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon estimated that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted in unreported incidents last year — 35% more than in 2010 — a severe trend that senior officials warned could threaten recruiting and...
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Pentagon reports sharp rise in sex assaults in military
The Pentagon estimated Tuesday that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted last year, 36 percent more than a year earlier, in a trend so severe that senior officials warned it could threaten recruiting and retention of military personnel....Tags: Politics, Military Justice, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Trials, United States Naval Academy
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Court-martial opens for sergeant who killed 5 U.S. troops in Iraq
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — Army Sgt. John Russell opened fire on U.S. mental health workers at a combat stress center in Iraq out of revenge after doctors said he was not eligible to leave the Army, prosecutors said Monday at the opening of...Tags: Justice System, Military Justice, Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Health
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Military Convicts Marine Recruiter in 2011 Anchorage Sexual Assault
Channel 2 NewsAn Anchorage-based Marine Corps recruiter convicted in a court-martial Friday of sexually assaulting a friend’s girlfriend on New Year’s Eve 2011 may face local charges in the crime, according to the Anchorage Police Department. In a Monday...Tags: Justice System, Military Justice, Trials, Prisons, U.S. Marine Corps
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Female Marine gets reprimand, loss of pay in adultery case
SAN DIEGO — A military judge Thursday sentenced a female Marine convicted of attempted adultery and lying to investigators to a letter of reprimand and the loss of $3,000 in pay. Lt. Col. Leon Francis could have sentenced her to a year in the brig...Tags: Military Justice, Punishment, Adultery
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