AP: Oregon Woman Faces Army AWOL Charges

[Eugene]

Oregon Woman Faces Army AWOL Charges


Thursday September 28, 2006 10:31 AM

By TIM FOUGHT

Associated Press Writer

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Army Spc. Suzanne Swift spent five months in a
seacoast town hiding out, smoking cigarettes and reading. Meanwhile,
her military police unit was half a world away in Iraq.

It was the second tour of duty in Iraq for the 54th Military Police Company.
But Swift couldn't take part because she had been sexually harassed by three
noncommissioned officers, her mother said.

The 22-year-old was charged Wednesday with being absent without leave and
missing movement. The latter means she wasn't with her company when it left
in January for its four-month tour of duty, said Fort Lewis spokeswoman
Sgt. Maj. Yolanda Choates.

Swift, of Eugene, could face a reprimand or a court-martial, Choates said.
She was arrested at her home in Eugene in June.

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6111241,00.html

Earlier threads:
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