Marine Charged With Sexual Assault Weeks After Missing 14-Year-Old Discovered in His Barracks

A Marine based in California was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl who had been missing for more than two weeks when she was found in his barracks.

Military prosecutors slapped the Marine with sexual assault of a minor charges Friday, months after military police discovered the teenager holing up at Camp Pendleton on June 28, Capt. Charles Palmer of the 1st Marine Logistics Group said in a statement.

He was also charged with violating liberty restriction from an earlier, unrelated case.

Authorities will decide whether he will face a court-martial after a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug. 17.

The military declined to disclose any information on the Marines’ identity other than his gender. (Read more from “Marine Charged With Sexual Assault Weeks After Missing 14-Year-Old Discovered in His Barracks” HERE)

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