WASHINGTON – A Marine officer must fight to help keep their task after his so-called intimate harassment mushroomed into a scandal that prompted the shooting of an over-all, the aquatic Corps has determined.
Two civilian females have actually accused Maj. David Cheek of earning blatant intimate overtures to them at their workplace in the Corps’ iconic base at Quantico, Va. Their allegations, reported by USA TODAY in February, prompted Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller to purchase a new research of the instance and finally are priced at Brig. Gen. Kurt Stein their task after labeling their claims “fake news.”
Cheek will face officers on a board of inquiry who he must persuade to permit him to carry on serving into the Marine Corps.
“the objective of this board of inquiry would be to offer a reasonable and hearing that is impartial this officer to demonstrate (his) instance for retention on active responsibility,” stated Maj. Craig Thomas, a Marine spokesman.
Sherry Yetter and Traci Sharpe, both civilian workers for the Marines, have actually maintained in papers and interviews that Cheek arranged to meet up using them independently, as well as on five various occasions revealed them he previously a hardon through their clothing. Continue reading “Marines officer accused of sexual harassment must fight in which to stay Corps”