A U.S. Marine Corps officer was detained in San Diego on June 28 on suspicion of sex trafficking by a minor, local NBC News reported Friday.
The minor, a 14-year-old girl with a learning disability, had been reported missing from her grandmother’s home in Spring Valley since June 9. NBC 7 San Diego News Report Said. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office (SDSO) was reportedly involved in the containment of a boy found inside the barracks at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. She said the girl had run away from home in the past, but she returned home soon after.
Capt. Chuck Palmer of the 1st Marine Logistics Group, based at Camp Pendleton, said in a social media post on July 2 that handcuffed Marines were escorted by military police inside the base, “Navy He has been detained for questioning by the Criminal Investigation Service,” the photo reportedly reviewed. [NCIS]’, according to reports. (Related: Reports of sexual assaults in the military continue to rise, Pentagon study finds)
The girl was found weeks after disappearing at Camp Pendleton and claims she was raped by Marines at a military base north of San Diego, family members said.
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A woman alleged to be Cassandra Perez, the minor’s aunt, TikTok video A news report mentioned that her underage niece had been “sold to soldiers for sex”. She also claimed that “a security officer looked her in the face and allowed this man to bring a minor to the base,” and the family said, “The military detective in charge of the case took the matter to court. I was told by people involved that they were trying to cover it up.” She further claimed:[o]Your family fears retaliation from the military and the man who trafficked my niece. ”[s]Some people in my family are scared, but I am not. ’” She appealed for “the pursuit of justice.”
The NCIS is reportedly investigating the matter with the support of the SDSO and the San Diego Anti-Trafficking Office. According to the report, NCIS spokesman Jeff Huston said, “Out of respect for the investigative process, NCIS does not comment on, confirm details about, or confirm the existence of ongoing investigations.” no,’ he said.
In another case investigated by NCIS, 33-year-old Matthew Boyd, a former Portsmouth Naval Shipyard sailor, pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a woman and was sentenced to five years in prison in October 2022, followed by five years of surveillance. was sentenced to release on parole. According to one minor, U.S. Department of Justice press release.
