Women sue over sex with Marine recruiters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two women who said two U.S. Marine Corps recruiters forced them to have sex after they expressed interest in joining the force sued over the incidents on Wednesday.
The lawsuit names the Marine Corps, the Navy, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Michael Hagee, Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter and the two recruiters as defendants. It seeks an injunction forcing the Marines to properly train recruiters as well as monetary damages.
The women, who were 17-year-old high school students at the time of the incident last year, allege that recruiters Staff Sgt. Joseph Dunzweiler and Sgt. Brian Fukushima told them they would have to submit sexually to join the Marines.
"The complaint alleges that Dunzweiler raped Doe on three separate occasions in the Ukiah recruiting office, each time telling her that she had to have sex with him if she wanted to join the Marines," attorneys Barry Vogel and Michael Sorgen said in a statement. The two plaintiffs are identified by the fictitious names Jane Doe and Mary Roe.
One of the women said she was a virgin who contracted a sexually transmitted disease in the encounter. "Among other injuries, plaintiffs were raped, seduced, coerced and pressured into sexual intercourse against their will," the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit asks for an injunction to force the Marine Corps to provide more comprehensive training to recruiters and better protections to women.
In court martial proceedings last year, both men were fined and demoted after being found guilty on misconduct charges but were not given prison time. Both were recently discharged from the military.
Regulations forbid any sexual contact between recruiters and potential recruits and enlistees.
A Marine Corps spokesman in California said he was aware of the case but declined to comment because it was pending.
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The lawsuit names the Marine Corps, the Navy, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Michael Hagee, Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter and the two recruiters as defendants. It seeks an injunction forcing the Marines to properly train recruiters as well as monetary damages.
The women, who were 17-year-old high school students at the time of the incident last year, allege that recruiters Staff Sgt. Joseph Dunzweiler and Sgt. Brian Fukushima told them they would have to submit sexually to join the Marines.
"The complaint alleges that Dunzweiler raped Doe on three separate occasions in the Ukiah recruiting office, each time telling her that she had to have sex with him if she wanted to join the Marines," attorneys Barry Vogel and Michael Sorgen said in a statement. The two plaintiffs are identified by the fictitious names Jane Doe and Mary Roe.
One of the women said she was a virgin who contracted a sexually transmitted disease in the encounter. "Among other injuries, plaintiffs were raped, seduced, coerced and pressured into sexual intercourse against their will," the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit asks for an injunction to force the Marine Corps to provide more comprehensive training to recruiters and better protections to women.
In court martial proceedings last year, both men were fined and demoted after being found guilty on misconduct charges but were not given prison time. Both were recently discharged from the military.
Regulations forbid any sexual contact between recruiters and potential recruits and enlistees.
A Marine Corps spokesman in California said he was aware of the case but declined to comment because it was pending.
© Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved.
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