The LA Times Blog was the first to reported that a Marine Officer, Capt Douglas Wacker, would be arraigned on August 18, 2009 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego. He is facing charges of rape and indecent assault for an alleged incident with former girlfriends.

District Attorney Declined to Prosecute

The District Attorney in New Orleans, where the alleged incident occurred, declined to press charges after an investigation. Yet the Marine Corps insists on resurrecting this alleged event apparently to demonstrate that it’s cracking down on sexual assaults.

Wacker’s Defense Attorney – Haytham Faraj

Capt Wacker’s defense attorney, Mr. Haytham Faraj, of the Law Firm of Puckett and Faraj, stated there was no rape and that Captain Wacker engaged in consensual sex with other University of San Diego Law students. The University cleared him of misconduct but is withholding his law degree pending the outcome of his court-martial scheduled for February 8, 2010.

Tags: court-martial, Marine Corps, military, Rape, Wacker

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