Posts Tagged With: rape

Providing Context To Military Sexual Assaults

» by GI Korea January 25th, 2012 at 4:33 pm » Comments (0)

Over the past week the media has been breathlessly reporting an increase in military sexual assaults and how this is because of PTSD though no context of what is really ...more »

US Soldier Convicted Of Dongducheon Rape Loses First Appeal

» by GI Korea January 20th, 2012 at 10:30 am » Comments (0)

The US soldier convicted of a sadistic rape in Dongducheon lost his appeal and will be serving his full 10 years in a Korean jail: A South Korea appeals court Thursday ...more »

USFK Servicemember Convicted of Rape Asks for Lesser Sentence from Korean Court

» by GI Korea January 7th, 2012 at 3:09 am » Comments (11)

The Soldier partly responsible for the return of the curfew is now asking the Korean courts to reduce his sentence: The U.S. soldier whose rape case was largely responsible for the ...more »

Judge Throws Out US Military Sexual Assault Lawsuit

» by GI Korea December 14th, 2011 at 5:33 pm » Comments (1)

This lawsuit against the two former defense secretaries was dismissed: A federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit filed by 28 current and former service members for sexual assaults they ...more »

Korean Police Name Private Kevin Robinson As Alleged Mapo Rapist

» by GI Korea December 13th, 2011 at 4:22 pm » Comments (7)

The Stars & Stripes has provided an update with more information about what happened in the Mapo Rape Case involving the USFK soldier identified as Private Kevin Robinson: According to South ...more »

US Servicemember Arrested For Rape In Seoul

» by GI Korea December 6th, 2011 at 10:08 pm » Comments (26)

Via a reader tip comes news that the GI accused of a rape in Seoul has finally been arrested: Prosecutors on Tuesday arrested a U.S. soldier on charges of sexually assaulting ...more »

US Court of Appeals Reviewing Questionable Military Rape Cases

» by GI Korea December 5th, 2011 at 3:03 am » Comments (2)

Via a reader tip from the Open Thread comes this article that shows how the US Court of Appeals has decided to get involved in cases involving male military servicemembers ...more »

Report Reveals That Military Increasingly Charging Servicemembers with Rape Despite Lack of Evidence

» by GI Korea December 1st, 2011 at 5:39 pm » Comments (7)

This is something that many in the military have long suspected and this article from McClatchy proves that many servicemembers are charged with rape despite weak evidence: By the time Marine ...more »

Update On the Mapo GI Rape Case

» by GI Korea November 21st, 2011 at 8:59 am » Comments (7)

It is looking more and more like the Mapo GI rape case doesn't have much evidence to support it considering how long it is taking to get an indictment. Here ...more »

Servicemembers Sue Former Defense Secretaries Rumsfeld & Gates For Allowing Sexual Assaults

» by GI Korea November 15th, 2011 at 3:17 am » Comments (19)

I encourage everyone to read the entire at the link below and draw their own conclusions about the merits of this lawsuit: A female sailor who worked in a support role ...more »