Tormenting Marine Instructor Sentenced To 10 Years

  • 7 years ago
After being convicted of tormenting and abusing young recruits, a Marine Corps drill instructor has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars. He especially tormented Muslim-Americans, including one who later killed himself. A military jury also ordered 34-year-old Iraq veteran Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Felix to forfeit all pay, be demoted to private, and given a dishonorable discharge. Friday's sentencing at Camp Lejeune, NC, came after Felix begged for forgiveness before the eight-member jury.

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