Bahrain Scandal

Navy chief convicted for Bahrain sex crimes loses court appeal

Calvin Halfacre remains in the brig because he got "the punishment he deserves," the judges wrote.

3 years ago

Navy chief convicted in Bahrain sex crimes seeks to overturn his sentence

Chief Logistics Specialist Calvin Halfacre pleaded guilty last year to paying three Thai prostitutes for sex while stationed in Bahrain, but the initial sexual assault charges were dropped.

4 years ago

Your Military

Senators seek answers from Navy on human trafficking by sailors in Bahrain

The query comes after a series of Military Times stories about sailor trafficking on the Middle Eastern island.

NCIS: Bahrain prostitutes are trying to get intel off U.S. sailors

An NCIS agent claims that most foreign women on Bahrain are trafficked there, and they are looking to get intel they can sell.

4 years ago

Watch the five-part documentary about the sex trade in Bahrain —Tinder, Sailor, Hooker, Pimp

NCIS probes revealed evidence that U.S. sailors were housing prostitutes in their apartments, seizing the women’s passports and taking a cut of their earnings ― profiting from the sex trade that services shipmates in Bahrain.

4 years ago

Tinder, Sailor, Hooker, Pimp: The U.S. Navy’s sex trafficking scandal in Bahrain

NCIS probes revealed evidence that U.S. sailors were housing prostitutes in their apartments, seizing the women’s passports and taking a cut of their earnings ― profiting from the sex trade that services shipmates in Bahrain.

4 years ago

A teen prostitute in Bahrain and the sailor who wanted to save her

At 18, Mary began roaming the bars and clubs outside of Naval Support Activity Bahrain, looking for U.S. sailor clients.

4 years ago

Why the Navy struggled to convict in Bahrain sex crime cases

Navy efforts to hold sailors accountable for crimes involving prostitutes suffered from a recurring problem: the failure to get the Thai prostitutes into a military courtroom to testify.

4 years ago

Here’s what the Navy says it’s doing to keep sailors away from prostitutes in Bahrain

"Any of us can slowly and almost quietly walk down a very dangerous path," the fleet chaplain said.

4 years ago

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