The following article by Rory Laverty was posted on the Washington Post website November 10, 2017:
Gunnery Sgt. Joseph A. Felix and his wife are escorted into court at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Nov. 6. Felix is accused of abusing Muslim recruits. (Rory Laverty)
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A military jury sentenced a former Marine drill instructor to 10 years in prison and a dishonorable discharge from the service Friday for subjecting Muslim recruits to verbal and physical abuse, including one young man who committed suicide after an especially troubling encounter.
The eight-member jury issued its sentence a day after it found Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Felix guilty of maltreatment for terrorizing three Muslim men at the Marines’ storied boot camp in Parris Island, S.C. Felix also will have his rank reduced to private. Continue reading “Marine drill instructor sentenced to 10 years in prison for targeting Muslim recruits”