Major Victory: Sergeant Who Defended Afghan Child from Sexual Abuse is Exonerated, Will Remain in Military
Jay Sekulow : Apr 29, 2016 : ACLJ.org
The decision by the Army to retain this hero is long overdue and represents a significant victory for SFC Martland. Justice has been served. The U.S. military has a moral obligation to stop child sexual abuse and exonerate SFC Martland for defending a child from rape.
[ACLJ.org] It’s a massive victory more than six months in the making. Sergeant First Class Charles Martland—a decorated war hero who faced expulsion from the Army for defending a child—has been exonerated and will be allowed to remain in the U.S. military. (Image: via YouTube/CNS News)
We have been aggressively advocating for SFC Martland for more than six months, and now we’ve helped achieve a significant victory for this Green Beret war hero.
SFC Martland faced expulsion from the Army for defending a child from sexual abuse and confronting an admitted sexual predator in Afghanistan. The ACLJ argued that his actions—stopping the perpetrator who was violating Afghan law and forcibly removing him from a U.S. military base—were heroic. FULL ARTICLE
The ACLJ had a petition drive to assist in this very thing. Praise God for this victory! Losing your military career because in the code of protect and defend, children being assaulted by sexual predators don't count when a guest in a foreign nation.Not today! Not today! Thank GOD!
Jay Sekulow : Apr 29, 2016 : ACLJ.org
The decision by the Army to retain this hero is long overdue and represents a significant victory for SFC Martland. Justice has been served. The U.S. military has a moral obligation to stop child sexual abuse and exonerate SFC Martland for defending a child from rape.
We have been aggressively advocating for SFC Martland for more than six months, and now we’ve helped achieve a significant victory for this Green Beret war hero.
SFC Martland faced expulsion from the Army for defending a child from sexual abuse and confronting an admitted sexual predator in Afghanistan. The ACLJ argued that his actions—stopping the perpetrator who was violating Afghan law and forcibly removing him from a U.S. military base—were heroic. FULL ARTICLE
The ACLJ had a petition drive to assist in this very thing. Praise God for this victory! Losing your military career because in the code of protect and defend, children being assaulted by sexual predators don't count when a guest in a foreign nation.Not today! Not today! Thank GOD!