Senior US Navy SEAL leaders in Africa suspended over alleged sexual misconduct #metoo

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Their milatary career's are over (if convicted).



Senior US Navy SEAL leaders in Africa suspended over alleged sexual misconduct

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/11/politics/us-navy-seals-alleged-sexual-misconduct/index.html

By Ryan Browne, CNN

Updated 7:41 PM ET, Fri May 11, 2018

(CNN)The commander and the senior enlisted adviser of a US Navy SEAL Team deployed to Africa have been relieved of their duties and sent home due to sexual misconduct allegations regarding multiple fellow US military female service members, a US defense official tells CNN....................................

"Gen. Hicks directed both individuals to return to their home station for further adjudication regarding the allegations," Osborne added, while not specifying the nature of the allegations.

Many of the Navy SEALs in East Africa conduct operations in Somalia, where they advise Somali forces battling al-Shabaab, the local affiliate of al Qaeda.

The two Navy SEALs are being investigated by the Navy's Criminal Investigative Service.

"A commanding officer and command master chief assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit have been relieved of their duties overseas due to alleged misconduct," Lt. Jacqui Maxwell, a spokesperson for Naval Special Warfare Group TWO, told CNN.................................................

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[lunatica]

1. Multiple allegations seems to do the trick

And the fact is that if one woman has been assaulted, or worse, there are usually many more.

Especially if the allegations are years apart. They’re more believable.

It a good start.