A Marine stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe will spend 30 years in a military prison for sexually assaulting children in Hawaii and other states.
Staff Sgt. Jawan T. Hale, 37, pleaded guilty to 13 charges of crimes against children as defined by the Uniform Code of Military Justice. He was sentenced Wednesday.
The charges include three counts of rape of a child, three counts of sexual abuse of a child, two counts of production of child sexual abuse material, three counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, one count of indecent language pertaining to a minor and one count of solicitation.
“The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is dedicated to justice and the protection of the most vulnerable members of our community, ” said Oliver Scammell, NCIS Hawaii Field Office acting special agent in charge. “This sends a clear message that such reprehensible actions will not be tolerated within the Navy or Marine Corps ranks.”
Hale is from Iron City, Ga., and previously worked with the 2nd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, providing fuel for amphibious assault vehicles at Fort Bragg, N.C.
NCIS special agents arrested Hale in February 2023 after they got a tip from law enforcement partners and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Agents found “large quantities of digital evidence showing the sexual exploitation of children, ” according to a NCIS…
