November 21st, 2012 at 6:54 pm » Comments (29)

The wife of Army Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair who is accused of various sex crimes, believes that deployments contribute to infidelity: As an Army general faces a string of sexual misconduct charges involving female officers, his wife is seeking to stir a broader look at often taboo subjects in military marriages: adultery, the strain of separation and the stress of war. Rebecca Sinclair stayed away from the days-long military hearing earlier this month at Fort Bragg, N.C., where the allegations against her husband, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, were revealed in
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November 8th, 2012 at 7:59 am » Comments (4)

Here is an update on the case of the Ft. Bragg Brigadier General that is being accused of various sex crimes: A female U.S. Army captain testified Tuesday that her commanding general initiated a sexual affair during a combat tour in Iraq and threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone. The woman said Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair was extremely controlling, even telling her how much water to drink and when and where she could use the bathroom during a later combat tour in Afghanistan. She said
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October 16th, 2012 at 3:10 am » Comments (10)

I have to wonder if there really is an increase in these crimes or just greater police enforcement?: Crimes committed by teenagers are growing and becoming more brutal. According to a crime white paper compiled by the Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office, the number of minors booked on charges of murder, rape, robbery and arson more than doubled from 1,549 in 2005 to 3,106 in 2010. Rape is a particularly bad problem. In 2005, 752 minors were booked on charges of rape, which surged 180 percent to 2,107 in 2010, the
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August 3rd, 2010 at 5:12 pm » Comments (4)

This article would have been more useful if there was statistics available to show if there really is a sex crime problem in the ROK Army or not: The military is stepping up moves against sex crimes among soldiers following a series of recent sexual harassment cases involving ranking military officials. It has set a special period from July 30-Aug. 31 to “stamp out” sex crimes in the military. It is also striving to enhance military discipline and educational programs against sex crimes, a military official said. “Sex crimes are
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May 6th, 2009 at 11:23 am » Comments (2)

Great just what all you English teachers in Korea need to see, another sex offender running around Korea: A New York man facing charges of sexually abusing a young girl in Hampton, has allegedly fled the country to South Korea. Paul Hurrell, of 5420 Netherlands Ave., Bronx, N.Y., was a no-show for his April 29 arraignment in Rockingham Superior Court. A bench warrant has since been issued out for his arrest. Prosecutors wrote in an emergency motion to attain the bench warrant that they believe that Hurrell fled the county.
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January 5th, 2009 at 9:22 am » Comments (0)

“He committed sexual assaults against his daughter continuously with the abuse getting worse which left indelible psychological damage during the important period for personality development,” the court said in the ruling. “However, the court reduced the sentence because, though a little late, he felt deep remorse, did not have any criminal record and his wife dropped the complaint.” A father who sexually assaulted his daughter was sentenced to two years in jail and ordered to publicly disclose his personal information for five years, Sunday. Meanwhile, here in the United States,
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