Read the entire four-part series here — Tinder, Sailor, Hooker, Pimp

Military Times has published a four-part series revealing the Navy’s own investigation into sailors seeking to traffic prostitutes in Bahrain and other sex crimes.

PART ONE

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.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

PART TWO

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.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

PART THREE

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.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

PART FOUR

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.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

About Geoff Ziezulewicz

Geoff is a senior staff reporter for Military Times, focusing on the Navy. He covered Iraq and Afghanistan extensively and was most recently a reporter at the Chicago Tribune. He welcomes any and all kinds of tips at geoffz@militarytimes.com.

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Read the entire four-part series here — Tinder, Sailor, Hooker, Pimp

PART ONE

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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.

PART TWO

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

PART THREE

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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.

PART FOUR

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

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Both Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin have said they have confidence in Milley as some Republicans in Congress urge his firing.

An 8-pound, 10-ounce Levi Rylee Rose McCollum arrived on Monday.

Rivera is assigned to 307th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division.

Fallen Corpsman Maxton "Max" Soviak's family looked to honor their son by picking up his mission where he left off--saving the children of Afghanistan.

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The figures used in the CSIS report were grossly misleading in 2012 and are even more so now.

Judge denies privatized housing companies' request to dismiss the mold lawsuits.

Retired Army CSM Richard Lamb says a possible solution is to begin transition assistance on day one.

Click2Go starts Sept. 20 at commissaries in Europe, and Sept. 27 in the Far East.

The Navy's transition to a new personnel system has also affected some active-duty sailors’ pay, ID cards and Tricare benefits.