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Prosecutors seeking to add rape charges against Marine Raider and Navy SEAL accused of Green Beret murder

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In a case that continues to embarrass both the Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) and Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC), military prosecutors are seeking to add rape charges in the plethora of indictments that have pilled up against a Marine Raider and Navy SEAL accused of murdering a Green Beret.

More specifically, Gunnery Sergeant Mario Madera-Rodriguez and Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Anthony DeDolph are suspected of seeking to sexually harass Staff Sergeant Logan Melgar during the assault that left the Special Forces operator dead in Bamako, Mali in 2017. The idea behind their sexual assault was to embarrass Staff Sgt Melgar beyond all measure – they intended to record the incident on tape after they had beat the Green Beret unconscious.

The two operators were joined by an additional Marine Raider and Navy SEAL during the incident. Staff Sgt. Kevin Maxwell and Chief Special Warfare Operator Adam Matthews, however, have already pleaded guilty of the charges – the rape charges excluding – in an attempt to reduce the severity of their sentence. If found guilty, Gunnery Sgt. Madera-Rodriguez and SO1 DeDolph face life in prison.

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    Alan t

    No shit Tim e!!! Seriously. Talk about your moral compass being out of calibration. They were going to knock him out and rape him!!!!???? And this was supposed to make HIM look bad!!!!????

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    Thomas G

    Absolutely depraved.

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    Ron M

    It’s a damn shame that the few and honorable work so hard to be in the company of those other few. Hell, I’m right happy my military service went the way it did now.

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    Stephanie M

    Time to get rid of all of the bad apples and sterilize the house.

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    Trent L

    Wow, just wow. This story keeps getting worse as time goes on. Thanks for the continued coverage.