Camp Lejeune sgt. allegedly assaulted childStaff Report
Posted : Wednesday Dec 16, 2009 15:45:51 EST
A North Carolina-based noncommissioned officer faces charges for allegedly sexually abusing a 3-year-old.
Sgt. Duane F. Bachesta, 26, of St. Clair, Ill., with 2nd Intelligence Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, was charged Monday with sexual battery of a minor and indecent liberties with a child with the knowledge that the child was mentally disabled, according to warrants.
Bachesta, an imagery analyst, was placed in Onslow County jail on a $20,000 bond, according to a II MEF release.
He joined the Corps in March 2002 and served an eight-month tour in Afghanistan last year.
This incident remains under investigation.
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