Central New York officials are reflecting on the struggles facing Syracuse children at home and in their neighborhoods as they mark National Child Abuse
Navy drops charges against SEAL accused of sexual assault February 2 Petty Officer First Class Adel Enayat leaves the building after appearing for a hearing at Naval Base San Diego, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in San Diego. (Eduardo Contreras/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP) SAN DIEGO The U.S. Navy on Tuesday dropped sexual assault charges against an enlisted SEAL in a case involving a female sailor at a Fourth of July party in Iraq that had prompted the rare withdrawal of the special operations unit from the Middle East in 2019. Under the agreement accepted by the military court at Navy Base San Diego, Special Warfare Operator First Class Adel A. Enayat pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of battery and assault for biting the sailor’s face and grabbing her neck during what his lawyer described as rough, consensual sex. He will serve up to 90 days in the brig.