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| [US] Navy Lt. Cmdr arrested for child sexual abuse in Washington | |
| 2024-03-19 | |
| [TaskAndPurpose] Lt. Cmdr. Lucas Martinez, 61, was arrested after paying a 14-year-old for sex, authorities say. A lieutenant commander from the Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center Northwest was arrested in Washington Friday on allegations of raping a 14-year-old after paying them for sex. Lt. Cmdr. Lucas Martinez, 61, who also goes by Lucas Martinezmendieta, according to the Anacortes Police Department, was arrested on charges of third-degree rape of a child, commercial sexual abuse of a minor and communication with a minor for immoral purposes. According to an affidavit obtained by Task & Purpose, Martinez allegedly went to the home of a 14-year-old boy he met online. Wearing his green camouflage Navy Working Uniform, Martinez paid $200 to have sex, according to the affidavit. Martinez also allegedly used an official Navy phone line to contact the boy after their meetup. According to police report, when Martinez was arrested as his Oak Harbor, Washington residence on Friday, he initially remained silent and then allegedly told police as they collected his belongings: “I never slept with a minor, let alone rape.” Third degree rape of a child under Washington law is sexual intercourse with a minor who is between 14 and 16 while the perpetrator is at least 48 months older than the victim.
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| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #2 Only generals and national politicians can get away with that! |
| Posted by: Anginetch Phuger5113 2024-03-19 14:06 |
| #1 Northwest Washington, not DC. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-03-19 11:59 |