Category Archive for : ‘MARINE’

Molly Curley – Yesterday 12:47 PM

BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) – A Marine from Beaufort was arrested in an undercover operation last week for allegedly attempting to have sex with a minor, officials said.

The Island News reports Sgt. Devin Pafford, 27, is stationed at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.

According to the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office, on St. Patrick’s Day, Pafford arrived at a predetermined location in Camden with the intent to engage in sexual acts with a 14-year-old girl.

Officers attempted to confront Pafford at the scene when he took off, leading

February 24, 2021
Caitlin M. Kenney
Stripes

WASHINGTON — The female Marine whose distressing video about another Marine’s sexual misconduct against her said Wednesday that her perpetrator was her unit’s platoon sergeant and a uniformed victim advocate.

“I am not a one in a million story. I am lucky I have been able to stay safe,” she said in a statement published by Protect Our Defenders, an advocacy organization that works to end sexual violence in the military. “My name is Dalina, I am not a martyr, I am a sergeant in the Marines

November 8, 2019
WECT

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – A Marine based at Camp Lejeune is accused of multiple crimes involving a minor in Pender County.
According to the Pender County Sheriff’s Office, Justin Ryan Collins was arrested Thursday at the base and charged with:
• solicitation of a child by computer
• first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor
• indecent liberties with a child
Officials say an investigation was launched after detectives received a report that Collins was messaging two teenage females using Snapchat.
“One of the females had been in contact with Collins for several months,” the sheriff’s office

Staff Sgt. Tyrone Luther Hadnott, a 38 year old U.S. Marine who was accused of raping a 14 year old girl in southern Japan, has been released after prosecutors dropped the charges at the teenager’s request.  Hadnott was arrested on February 10 on suspicion of raping the girl, fueling nationwide furor over crimes involving American troops in Japan.  

Sgt. Shedrick Hamilton, a 34 year old Orange County Marine recruiter, has been charged with sex counts of rape, accused of having sex several times with a 16 year old girl who wanted to enlist.  Hamilton, of New Windsor, was also charged with six misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child after his arrest Friday.  Hamilton was assigned to the Marine Corps office in the town of Wallkill more than two years ago.  

Bail was set at $20,000.  His next court date is June 7.

Former US Marine Toby Studabaker, 32, who took a 12 year old girl on a European jaunt, told a German court at his arraignment on abduction charges that he did not have sex with her.  Studabaker said he would not contest extradition to Britain and insisted he thought English schoolgirl Shevaun Pennington, who left her home to travel to France with him in July 2003, was 18.  After he called the FBI on his phone, cops were able to track his movements and nabbed him outside the US Consulate in