It may sound like the Marine Corps has a lot of people in it - at just over 170,000 active duty Marines. But the reality is that if you stay in long enough, you really do run into the same people over and over again. And with the constant moves and the challenges that come with temporary living, you often rely on the kindness of strangers… and friends. But when is someone a little too close to your family? The Wilson family took a subordinate’s family under their wing - they offered them a space to do their laundry and engage socially… but, as one child alleged, all of this came at a cost… According to this family, Colonel Wilson not only abused their trust… but he also abused their six year old.

I relied on the court opinion: NMCCA

And referenced articles from Newsweek, Marine Corps Times (1)(2)(3), ABC (1)(2), The Daily Beast, Military.com, and Stripes.

The 2019 UCMJ and 2021 NDAA are also available.

 

One last update from this case: the "Pointer" family dropped the lawsuit against the United States Marine Corps they originally filed in 2018.

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