Senior chief to retire in hazing investigation

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Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead ordered a fresh review of the 2007 command investigation that confirmed widespread misconduct in the unit Senior Chief Master-at-Arms Michael Toussaint led but did not result in significant disciplinary actions.


Senior chief to retire in hazing investigation
By Andrew Tilghman - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Oct 21, 2009 17:28:42 EDT

The senior chief who ran a military working dog kennel in Bahrain and permitted hazing, hookers and other misconduct will be forced into retirement in January, Navy officials said Wednesday.

Senior Chief Master-at-Arms Michael Toussaint, 38, will be removed from his current post as a dog handler with a SEAL unit and placed on desk duty with Naval Special Warfare Group 2 until he leaves the service, said Cmdr. Elissa Smith, a Navy spokeswoman at the Pentagon.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead ordered a fresh review of the 2007 command investigation that confirmed widespread misconduct in the unit Toussaint led but did not result in significant disciplinary actions.

The investigation found one sailor was ordered to simulate homosexual sex acts, tied up and locked in a dog cage, and forced to eat dog biscuits. Gambling, fraternization and socializing with prostitutes were also commonplace among some of the unit’s sailors, investigators found.

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Toussaint enlisted in the Navy on Jan. 23, 1990, Navy records show, so allowing him to remain on active duty until January will ensure that he receives retirement benefits.


Rest of WTF article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/10/navy_bahrain_hazing_102109/