3 Sailors Are Charged in a Sexual Assault
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Three sailors at a submarine base here have been charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl at a motel run by the Navy after they gave her alcohol and marijuana. Seaman Recruits Lionel A. Benjamin, 19, and Raymond Johnson, 17, were arrested Monday on charges that they raped the girl after a night of dancing and drinking. A third sailor, Seaman Recruit Luis C. Jones, 20, was charged with sexual assault and attempted sexual assault. They were jailed on $100,000 bail each and could get up to 20 years in prison. A fourth sailor, Greg Watkins, told the police he was in the room but did not take part in the attack. He backed up most of the girl’s account, court papers said. Seaman Recruit Watkins has not been charged. More : query.nytimes.com |