Gunnery sergeant is second defendant convicted of lesser charges; two trials remain

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Gunnery sergeant is second defendant convicted of lesser charges; two trials remain
By Travis J. Tritten, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Thursday, May 22, 2008

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — An Iwakuni gunnery sergeant will spend 18 months in prison and get a bad-conduct discharge from the Marine Corps for his role in an alleged gang rape last year.

Gunnery Sgt. Jarvis Raynor, 34, pleaded guilty to adultery, indecent acts, fraternizing, stealing money and breaking liberty rules during a court-martial Tuesday.

Prosecutors dropped charges of rape and kidnapping against Raynor, a 17-year Marine and father of five. He had faced more than 21 years in prison.

A Hiroshima woman said Raynor and three other Iwakuni Marines kidnapped her from a nightclub and took turns raping her in a deserted parking lot Oct. 14.

Lance Cpl. Larry Dean, 20, was sentenced to no more than one year in prison and a dishonorable discharge for drinking alcohol underage, fraternizing, breaking liberty policy and wrongful sexual contact during a court-martial early this month. He was acquitted of rape and kidnapping.


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