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Navy finally ousts chief who ordered sexual hazing of gay sailor
Qnews Oct 22 09Source: Virginian Pilot, San Diego 6 Joseph Rocha was photographed by AP photographer Hasan Jamali while on duty in Bahrain via NPR
Two years after an official Navy investigation first uncovered the brutal abuse of a gay sailor and pervasive sex crimes and hazing at a Persian Gulf training center, the non-commissioned officer who allegedly ordered and participated in the campaign of harassment will be forced from the service.
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Officer Forced to Retire for Hazing Gay Sailor
Gay Agenda Oct 22 09From the NY Daily News:
The former leader of a bomb-sniffing dog unit in Bahrain will be removed from his current position and forced to retire after the Navy reviewed years-old allegations of hazing and sexual harassment against a gay sailor and others.
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Navy Forces Resignation of Officer Who Hazed Gay Sailor
Google Gay News / San Diego 6 Oct 22 09
New York Daily News
Navy Forces Resignation of Officer Who Hazed Gay SailorSan Diego 6The move comes after Congressman Joe Sestak (D-PA) raised questions on behalf of the gay veteran, Joseph Rocha.
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Navy Chief Petty Officer Michael Toussaint to face punishment over brutal hazing of gay sailor
Yahoo Gay News / New York Daily News Oct 22 09The former leader of a bomb-sniffing dog unit in Bahrain will be removed from his current position and forced to retire after the Navy reviewed years-old allegations of hazing and sexual harassment against a gay sailor and others.
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Navy acts on gay sailor abuse case after intervention by Sestak
Google Gay News / Lez Get Real Oct 22 09
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Navy acts on gay sailor abuse case after intervention by SestakLez Get RealAmong Toussaint's victims was a gay sailor, Petty Officer Third Class Joseph Rocha, who claimed he was subjected to a two-year pattern of abuse that .
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Navy acts on gay sailor abuse case after intervention by Sestak
Topix Gay News Oct 22 09
The Navy has announced it will discipline Chief Petty Officer Michael Toussaint, the former chief of a working dog unit in Bahrain following an investigation into allegations of hazing and sexual harassment .
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Navy petty officer to face punishment in hazing
365 Gay News Oct 21 09 (Annapolis, Md.) The Navy says it will discipline the former leader of a bomb-sniffing dog unit in Bahrain following an investigation into allegations of hazing and sexual harassment.
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Navy Petty Officer to Face Punishment in Hazing of Gay Sailor
Topix Gay News Oct 21 09
The Navy says it will discipline the former leader of a bomb-sniffing dog unit in Bahrain following an investigation into allegations of hazing and sexual harassment.
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Gay sailor: My Comrades locked me in 'feces-filleddog kennel'; 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' protects ...
PageOneQ Oct 12 09Gay sailor: My Comrades locked me in 'feces-filleddog kennel'; 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' protects bigots
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Sestak's Navy investigation, same-sex couples, & coming out in middle school
Bilerico Sep 25 09
Here's this week's roundup of stories we didn't get to cover in depth on the site this week. Got your own posts we should all see? Leave 'em in the comment section.
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Navy to review case of gay dog handler
Google Gay News / Examiner.com Sep 24 09
Examiner.com
Navy to review case of gay dog handlerExaminer.comJoseph Rocha joined the US Navy in 2004 and discharged in 2007, when he admitted being gay.
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I was hazed for 2 years, gay sailor says
Yahoo Gay News / MSNBC Sep 23 09The Navy is reviewing how it handled the case of a gay sailor abused by fellow servicemen in Bahrain for two years until he sought a discharge by coming out to his commanding officer.
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Navy reviewing abuse of gay dog handler in Bahrain
Wicked Gay Blog Sep 23 09 Navy reviewing abuse of gay dog handler in Bahrain By Brian Witte | Sep 23 The Navy is reviewing how it handled the case of a gay sailor abused by fellow servicemen in Bahrain for two years until he sought a discharge by coming out to his commanding officer, a military spokesman said Tuesday.
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Navy reviewing abuse of gay sailor
365 Business and Technology Sep 23 09(Annapolis, Md.) The Navy is reviewing how it handled the case of a gay sailor abused by fellow servicemen in Bahrain for two years until he sought a discharge by coming out to his commanding officer, a military spokesman said Tuesday.
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Navy Investigating Case of Gay Sailor Who Resigned Over Abuse
Towleroad Sep 23 09The U.S. Navy is investigating the handling of the case of veteran Joseph Rocha, who resigned from the military after experiencing hazing and harassment at the hands of his fellow soldiers.
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Navy to review gay dog handler abuse case after Sestak intervenes
Topix Gay News Sep 23 09
US Navy officials announced yesterday that they are re-examining their investigation of the hazing of a gay sailor and others in a Navy dog-handling unit in Bahrain after Joe Sestak , a Pennsylvania congressman and former admiral, sent a letter asking Navy Secretary Raymond Mabus to take another look at the case.
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Navy officials downplay report of brutal abuse of gay sailor, others at Bahrain base
Qnews Sep 23 09
Source: Youth Radio, Associated Press, Stars & Stripes
Former Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Christopher Rocha photographed while he was serving in the US Navy’s Bahrain Military Working Dogs Division via Youth RadioTwo years after naval investigators uncovered a hazing scandal inside a Bahrain-based canine unit, Navy officials told Associated Press Tuesday that they are now reviewing how officials handled the case.
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Congressman Backs Inquiry Into Violence Against Gay Sailor
On Top Magazine Sep 23 09Representative Joe Sestak has requested an inquiry into the abuse of a gay sailor
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Navy reviewing abuse of gay dog handler
Yahoo Gay News / MSNBC Sep 22 09The Navy is reviewing how it handled the case of a gay sailor abused by fellow servicemen in Bahrain for two years until he sought a discharge by coming out to his commanding officer, a military spokesman said.
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Navy reviewing hazing case of gay dog handler
Yahoo Gay News / New York Post Sep 22 09ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Navy is reviewing its investigation of hazing and abuse of a gay sailor and others in a military canine unit in Bahrain in 2005 and 2006.
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