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CRIMINAL NEWS: Marine charged with rape to be tried in court, but discharged from Marines

By Michael Stevens

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From Courier Journal.  Marine's military discharge does not stop the civilian charges against him from going forward.

Marine in rape case discharged from service



The Courier-Journal ? December 16, 2008



A Marine recruiter who has been charged with two counts of third-degree rape in a case involving a 15-year-old Valley High School student was discharged from the Marine Corps late yesterday, according to a press release from the corps.



Arthur Pledger Jr., 27, pleaded not guilty to the charges yesterday at an arraignment in Jefferson Circuit Court.



After allegations were made against Pledger, the Marine Corps initiated its own investigation and removed him from all of his recruiting duties and issued a military protective order to prevent contact between him and the alleged victim and any other students, the release said.

Full post as published by Kentucky Law Blog on December 17, 2008 (boomark / email).

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