Knew there was more to this. The Navy really frowns on child or mate abuse. Although the article goes more into their allegedly dismal financial situation, this has more to it. The Navy does not promote alleged child abusers without a full investigation (think NCIS). I believe it is the wife. It wouldn't be the first time a military wife wrongfully accused their spouse of abuse.
When I worked Shore Patrol (MP's to you army types) in Rota, Spain, every domestic disturbance turned out to be the wife causing the problem being pissed that she was restricted in some way to military standards and/or our host country culture/protocols, or just pissed that she was out of the USA.
I even had a friend from my first ship who got orders to Rota shortly after me and his wife divorced him for taking her there. What a b**ch she was. We made the mistake of once double-dating. Sheesh, I remember what a B she was to this day. My wife who says nothing bad about anyone, said don't ever bring her to our home on base. That's as bad as b**ch can get. Of course, I lost my shipmate friendship since he couldn't go anywhere without his wife going ballistic. End rant.
Wow, I find that surprising. I spent a day or two at Rota when I was coming back home from Afghanistan for R&R (we were grounded due that Iceland volcanic eruption back in 2009-2010). It seemed like a really nice base with a beautiful climate. It’s had me wondering ever since if there are any Army IT jobs over there so I could get stationed at Rota.