ARMY REPS FACE SEX TRIAL SUIT: TWO RECRUITERS TOOK MINORS HOME.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - Two Army recruiters have been ordered to stand trial on criminal charges they had sex with two high schools girls they met on recruiting visits to Antelope Valley High School Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. It was founded in 1912[1]. It is located in the Mojave Desert. . A lawsuit filed against Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale by one girl's mother claims that one recruiter signed the girls out of school during class hours, then took them to the other soldier's home Soldier's Home is a short story by Ernest Hemingway, first collected in In Our Time (1925). Plot The story is a short portrait of a soldier's return from World War I and how he is mentally scarred by his experiences. to drink and have sex. Sgts. Ramsey Robertson, 29, and Christopher Starks, 32, who are accused of having sex with the girls between March and April 2004, have pleaded not guilty to unlawful sex with minors. An independent investigation by Army officials cleared them of wrongdoing wrong·do·er n. One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically. wrong  do , a defense attorney said. At the preliminary hearing Thursday, Starks' attorney wanted to put one girl on the witness stand so he could question her but his request was denied by Judge Randy Rogers. ``I wanted to question her, but the judge wouldn't let me do it. It's always important to me as a lawyer to see how credible a witness is,'' attorney Evan Freed said. Deputy District Attorney Kelly Cromer said Freed's request was ``just a fishing expedition Also known as a "fishing trip." Using the courts to find out information beyond the fair scope of the lawsuit. The loose, vague, unfocused questioning of a witness or the overly broad use of the discovery process. .'' ``The judge said unless he could make a showing of how she could constitute an affirmative defense A new fact or set of facts that operates to defeat a claim even if the facts supporting that claim are true. A plaintiff sets forth a claim in a civil action by making statements in the document called the complaint. , which is something which positively proves that the defendant didn't commit the crime, he wasn't going to allow him to call her,'' Cromer said. ``(The attorney) didn't make an offer.'' Both men remained free. Robertson was freed on a written promise to appear in court and Starks posted bail, Cromer said. Robertson's attorney, Michael Eberhardt, did not respond to requests for comment. Freed previously said the girls have ``troubled pasts'' and made allegations that are false. He said the girls had consulted with both men about enlisting in the Army and had had numerous contacts with them at school. Freed said one of the girls enlisted in the Navy. The other girl has moved out of the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. court records. In the civil lawsuit, the mother accuses high school officials of negligently failing to supervise Army recruiters who came onto the campus. The soldiers ``were allowed to use their position of power and prestige as Army recruiters to take advantage of (the two girls) to engage in unlawful sex,'' the lawsuit said. High school district officials and Army recruiting officials have declined to comment. Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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