A decorated Marine colonel was sentenced to 5-1/2 years behind bars after being found guilty of sexually abusing a six-year-old girl, a military jury of colonels and generals determined Sunday.

QUANTICO, Va. — Marine Col. Shane Tomko, an officer who had been accused earlier this year of inappropriate sexual contact, pleaded guilty Friday to a series of lesser charges, including conduct ...

A Marine colonel who is awaiting trial in the brig at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on charges of child sexual abuse and sexual assault, among other violations, will plead not guilty to all charges ...

A Marine colonel accused of sexually assaulting a child was locked up in the brig at Camp Lejeune after investigators uncovered new allegations of misconduct, Marine Corps officials said.