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 the editor of Navy Times, but he still loves writing stories. He covered Iraq and Afghanistan extensively and was 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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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.

PART TWO

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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.

PART THREE

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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.

PART FOUR

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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.

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