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Marine Corps Disciplines Soldier for Sharing Naked Pictures of Female Marines in Facebook Group

HeadlineJul 12, 2017

The U.S. Marine Corps says it has sentenced a marine to a reduction in rank and 10 days’ confinement after he pleaded guilty to sharing naked images of fellow female marines in a private male-only Facebook group. As many as 30,000 male marines were members of the invite-only Facebook group called Marines United, in which they shared thousands of naked or sexually suggestive photos of their fellow female marines—along with a barrage of misogynistic comments, including some saying the women should be raped.

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