Women sue over sex with Marine recruiters

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyid=2006-03-08T193128Z_01_N06289583_RTRUKOC_0_US-CRIME-MARINES-RECRUITING.xml&rpc=22 ^

[Deek1969]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two women who said two U.S. Marine Corps recruiters forced them to have sex after they expressed interest in joining the force sued over the incidents on Wednesday.

The lawsuit names the Marine Corps, the Navy, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Michael Hagee, Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter and the two recruiters as defendants. It seeks an injunction forcing the Marines to properly train recruiters as well as monetary damages.

The women, who were 17-year-old high school students at the time of the incident last year, allege that recruiters Staff Sgt. Joseph Dunzweiler and Sgt. Brian Fukushima told them they would have to submit sexually to join the Marines.

[Publius6961]

????

[FormerLib]

I smell a leftist propaganda campaign designed to embarrass the military.

[al baby]

looking for a few good women also

[farlander]

Umm, yea. I believe you're correct.

[skaterboy]

this stinks....are these women really that stupid

[Spruce]

I just ain't buying it. Smells way too much like bullsh*t.

[wimpycat]

From the rest of the article:

In court martial proceedings last year, both men were fined and demoted after being found guilty on misconduct charges but were not given prison time. Both were recently discharged from the military.

Regulations forbid any sexual contact between recruiters and potential recruits and enlistees.

[digger48]

If they're dumb enough to believe they gotta put out to the recruiter, perhaps they weren't exactly the right stuff, anyway.

And they WENT BACK!

[cripplecreek]

Yeah riiiiight.

[wimpycat]

The two marines were court-martialed and found guilty of misconduct.

That means some hanky-panky was going on.

Whether it was "rape" or "coercion" is up for debate.

[SAMS]

Obviously this is part of the Marine Corps process of weeding out really dumb asses. Seems to be working.....

[ex-snook]

"both men were fined and demoted after being found guilty on misconduct charges but were not given prison time. Both were recently discharged from the military."

LOL That's going out with a bang.

[bubbleb]

Maybe Sgt. Brian Fukushima took his last name a little too seriously. :)

[SquirrelKing]

...they expressed interest in joining the force...

Police force?
Magnum Force?
THE Force?

You can't just join that, it's all around you...

[darkwing104]

Look for the leftist opportunist to come out an attack all the services. There is more than money involved. As for the former recruiters, there is a reason why they didn't get jail time...Maybe the accusers couldn't prove the rape charges.

[capt. norm]

forced them to have sex after they expressed interest in joining the force

Run that scenario through your mind.

No matter how you play it, it just doesn't add up.

Marines, and especially recruiters who are trying to put their best foot forward....and blow it all like that. No way.

I'd like to see some photos of the women that made the charge 'cause I think I know what's going on here and as they say "one picture is worth a thousand words".

[Spruce]

Yeah, I saw that. But they do not specify what the Marines were found guilty of, or if their offense had anything to do with the alleged rapes.

I'm thinking it was consensual until the girls' parents found out.

[jazusamo]

The whole thing stinks!

[wimpycat]

Whether it was "rape" or "coercion" is up for debate.

Actually, whether it was rape or coercion is not up for debate, since the two Marines in question were not found guilty of rape or coercion or given any jail time.

However, since this appears to be going to trial in the military-friendly (not!) San Franscico area, it doesn't matter what the truth is.