A U.S. Marine who faced questioning last month about a once-missing teenage girl found in his barracks has now been charged in an earlier, unrelated case, according to Marine officials.
The 1st Marine Logistics Group shared that new charges being brought against the marine are sexual assault of a minor and violating liberty restriction, CNN reported.
The marine first ran into trouble on June 28 when police questioned him about the formerly missing 14-year-old girl found in his barracks at Camp Pendleton in California. After the questioning, he was released back to his military command.
The girl had been reported missing by her grandmother more than two weeks prior to her being found, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department shared. The girl was returned to her grandmother.
The marine, who has not been named, will now face a preliminary hearing in the earlier case on Thursday at Camp Pendleton.
The 1st Marine Logistics Group shared that his command will “review all charges and evidence” to determine whether or not he should be tried by court-martial.
“To protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation and the rights of the subject, further information is unavailable until this decision is made,” the 1st Marine Logistics Group said.
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