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.
NCIS special agents arrested Staff Sgt. Jawan T. Hale in February 2023 after they got a tip from law enforcement partners and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.