November 13th, 2012 at 6:06 am » Comments (18)

Wow, what is it about Afghanistan commanders and scandals? Gen. John Allen’s hearing for confirmation as head of the U.S. European Command is on hold pending an investigation into allegations he had an inappropriate relationship with Jill Kelley, one of the women identified in retired Gen. David Petraeus’ affair scandal, a senior defense official said Monday. The Department of Defense Inspector General’s office is scouring at least 20,000 pages of emails and other documents related to the allegations, the senior defense official told reporters, adding that Allen denies any wrongdoing.
Read the Rest…

November 11th, 2012 at 7:38 am » Comments (19)

That is the way I am beginning to view Petraeus after reading this New York Times article: The F.B.I. investigation that led to the sudden resignation of David H. Petraeus as C.I.A. director on Friday began with a complaint several months ago about “harassing” e-mails sent by Paula Broadwell, Mr. Petraeus’s biographer, to another woman who knows both of them, two government officials briefed on the case said Saturday. When F.B.I. agents following up on the complaint began to examine Ms. Broadwell’s e-mails, they discovered exchanges between her and Mr.
Read the Rest…

November 28th, 2009 at 4:56 pm » Comments (10)

Via JoeC from the ROK Drop Forums comes this Korean law update: The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that a law that penalizes men for luring women into having sex with them under the “false” promise of marriage was unconstitutional.  [Korea Times] Like many laws in Korea this law hasn’t really been enforced in the past unless someone makes a big deal about it.  Some of you may remember the story of the Camp Red Cloud sergeant that was brought up on charges by ROK law enforcement for having sex with
Read the Rest…

April 8th, 2006 at 8:35 am » Comments (0)

The lawyer for the Camp Red Cloud Sergeant Jin-hong Han has now appealing to have his 10 month prison sentence reduced.  However, his former wife and fooled fiance say that 10 months is not enough: In the months and years they knew Han, he lied about his income, Army rank, marital status and intentions, both women said in separate phone interviews with Stars and Stripes recently. Na, the wife, has polio and had hoped her marriage to a U.S. Army officer would bring her a more rewarding life. Kim, the
Read the Rest…

January 16th, 2006 at 2:05 am » Comments (2)

The Camp Red Cloud sergeant convicted for a false marriage proposal in exchange for sex has now filed an appeal to his 10 month jail sentence: A married U.S. soldier sentenced last week to 10 months in South Korean prison in connection with an adulterous relationship appealed the sentence Friday, his lawyer and U.S. military officials confirmed. (…) “He is under the watchful eye and supervision of his command,” said Maj. Karl Ivey. Ivey confirmed that Han had submitted an appeal. Officials at Uijeongbu District Court said the appeals process
Read the Rest…

December 24th, 2005 at 6:18 am » Comments (0)

This is definitely one of those only in Korea stories that actually happens more often than you would think. This guy just got caught, but what an outrageous story anyway: A U.S. soldier admitted in Korean court Wednesday that he had cheated on his wife and promised to marry his girlfriend in return for a sexual relationship, both crimes under Korean law. Sgt. Jin-hong Han, 35, who is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division, didn’t know he was committing crimes when he began an affair with a Korean woman this
Read the Rest…

December 2nd, 2005 at 8:35 am » Comments (0)

In the latest strange incident to come out of 2ID, an NCO apparently is in hot water for calling off a marriage proposal with a Korean woman: A U.S. soldier faces up to two years in Korean jail after promising to marry a South Korean woman, having sex with her, then reneging on the engagement, according to Korean court and prosecution officials. (…) Sgt. Han Jin-hong, a 35-year-old soldier with the 2nd Infantry Division, faces the prospect of that punishment, according to the Uijeongbu prosecutor’s office. Han, who is married,
Read the Rest…