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RandySF

(59,276 posts) Tue Dec 10, 2013, 04:14 AM Dec 2013

Navy promoted officer who admitted molesting daughter in lieu of investigation

A Navy officer who admitted to Virginia’s Child Protective Services (CPS) that he sexually abused his 13-year-old daughter has yet to be punished by the service for his actions.

CPS found that the allegations made against the officer — whose name is withheld because his victims are minors — were credible. Though he only confessed to molesting his 13-year-old daughter, his 10-year-old son alleged that the officer had tied him to a chair and forced him to watch as he had intercourse with his current girlfriend.

The charges against the daughter were severe — CPS gave them a Level 1 designation, indicating that the sexual abuse caused the child to “severe harm.” He settled with CPS by admitting to Level 2 sexual abuse, meaning he confessed to having caused his daughter “moderate harm.”

According to the daughter in statements obtained by The Virginian-Pilot, the officer actively molested her for two years before the night he took her into a bedroom, pinned her down and raped her.....

Despite the CPS’s findings and the severity of the punishment it handed down, the Navy declined to prosecute the officer internally, effectively clearing him of all charges. He has received two promotions since being cleared.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/09/navy-promoted-officer-who-admitted-molesting-daughter-in-lieu-of-investigation/

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Navy promoted officer who admitted molesting daughter in lieu of investigation (Original Post) RandySF Dec 2013 OP

He needs to be busted, stripped of his rank and jailed. MADem Dec 2013 #1

Why didn't CPS report this to civilian authorities? Kaleva Dec 2013 #2

Are you certain they didn't? nt redqueen Dec 2013 #10

Here is the original article. What kind of judge would do this? maddezmom Dec 2013 #3

Judge Glenn Croshaw is a McDonnell crony..... msanthrope Dec 2013 #4

Ah, figures maddezmom Dec 2013 #5

ttt Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #6

Everyone in his chain of command who knew of this MineralMan Dec 2013 #7

+1 Baitball Blogger Dec 2013 #8

... redqueen Dec 2013 #9

More information about the case at this link: redqueen Dec 2013 #11

rape a child for free card, if in military. but then we also have rape a child for free card if in seabeyond Dec 2013 #12

However, now that the story is out, he'd better not be alone on a ship. haele Dec 2013 #13

He'll be having a lot of fun in jail too. Lancero Dec 2013 #14

MADem

(135,425 posts)

1. He needs to be busted, stripped of his rank and jailed.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Dec 10, 2013, 04:45 AM

Dec 2013

His commanding officer--the chickenshit turd who swept charges under the rug--needs to be investigated for gross misconduct.

Kaleva

(36,354 posts)

2. Why didn't CPS report this to civilian authorities?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Dec 10, 2013, 06:37 AM

Dec 2013

redqueen

(115,103 posts)

10. Are you certain they didn't? nt

Reply to Kaleva (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 01:59 PM

Dec 2013

maddezmom

(135,060 posts)

3. Here is the original article. What kind of judge would do this?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Dec 10, 2013, 06:48 AM

Dec 2013

http://hamptonroads.com/2013/12/admitted-child-abuser-keeps-his-navy-career
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The judge in the divorce case, persuaded that the allegations were impeding the officer's Navy career, has declared his wife in contempt of court and sentenced her to 10 days in jail - time that she will have to serve unless she pays a $5,000 fine.

She has no money to pay the fine. She is barely able to feed her children.

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)

4. Judge Glenn Croshaw is a McDonnell crony.....

Reply to maddezmom (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 10, 2013, 07:55 AM

Dec 2013

http://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/news/viewRelease.cfm?id=855

maddezmom

(135,060 posts)

5. Ah, figures

Reply to msanthrope (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 10, 2013, 08:50 AM

Dec 2013

This whole situation is beyond comprehension.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

6. ttt

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 12:39 PM

Dec 2013

MineralMan

(146,333 posts)

7. Everyone in his chain of command who knew of this

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 12:51 PM

Dec 2013

should be summarily discharged following a court martial.

Baitball Blogger

(46,758 posts)

8. +1

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 12:54 PM

Dec 2013

redqueen

(115,103 posts)

9. ...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 12:56 PM

Dec 2013

“He kept saying that if I told anyone, he would hurt me,” the daughter said in a written account. “I screamed but no one could hear me. I was too scared to tell anyone.”

Two years after the attack, a social worker who interviewed her reported that she was dealing with post-traumatic stress, anxiety, insomnia and had developed an ulcer.

But it's just "level 2" abuse, causing "moderate" harm.

I wonder when people will stop trying to dictate or categorize the harm done to girls and women by sexual abuse and rape.

His soon-to-be ex-wife and three of his four children — including the two CPS found had made credible allegations against him — live in destitute circumstances. A judge in the divorce hearing, believing these allegations an attempt to derail the officer’s career, declared the wife to be in contempt of court and sentenced her to 10 days in jail or a $5,000 fine.

Oh there's that anti-man bias in family court again, amirite MRA bros?

redqueen

(115,103 posts)

11. More information about the case at this link:

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 01:59 PM

Dec 2013

Last edited Wed Dec 11, 2013, 07:39 PM - Edit history (3)

wow, someone hijacked a link? how does that work?

Finding a new link that works.

Here: http://www.ringoffireradio.com/2013/12/promotion-navy-officer-admitted-molesting-13-year-old-daughter/

(If anyone can shed light on how a pound sign added to the end of the URL I posted sent the person clicking the link to "Adult" friend finder, I'd be interested to hear it. I copied and pasted it the same as I did the link below. Curious.)

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)

12. rape a child for free card, if in military. but then we also have rape a child for free card if in

Reply to redqueen (Reply #11)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 09:26 PM

Dec 2013

alabama. or a soccer coach in calif. or montana. or rape a woman for free card, if you are a hero on the left.

nah. not just military. we are seeing more and more and more, even when these cases go to work, which are few, and even when the rapist admits the act, he get a rape free card.

haele

(12,681 posts)

13. However, now that the story is out, he'd better not be alone on a ship.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 09:45 PM

Dec 2013

Things tend to happen to child molesters during deployments once it becomes known who they are and what they did. His "wardroom buddies" and the chain might have been able to cover it up by keeping everything out of his command personnel group, but now that it's in the Virginian-Pilot and NCIS is trying to find out why an internal investigation went "nowhere", those "too bad such a great guy married a harpy that's telling all these nasty divorce court lies" stories can't be used to blow off suspicions of the rest of the command. His career is over; the UCMJ is not forgiving, especially since he admitted to the crime, and he's already made the Navy look (more) venal and/or stupid, so no JAG judge is going to let whichever high-ranking wardroom buddy he depends on get him off again.

He can't go to sea, ever. People of all ranks have slipped and gone overboard in the middle of the night over a perceived escape from justice when it came to hurting children or other helpless persons before. And no one, be they misogynistic thugs or letter of the law nerds; his "friends", watchstanders, or those on duty; no one will not see anything until morning muster when they discover he's missing.
Just sayin'.

Poor kids. I hope they get the help they need. I hope that judge rots in hell.

Haele

Lancero

(3,015 posts)

14. He'll be having a lot of fun in jail too.

Reply to haele (Reply #13)

Thu Dec 12, 2013, 09:35 AM

Dec 2013

Well, if he goes that is.

People in jail tend to give child rapists a... warm welcome. Made even warmer by most of the guards suddenly finding work to do, on the opposite side of the jail.

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