Bowen is seen pulling his pants up just as club security comes over. “This was puerile and repugnant as the narration clearly demonstrates.” “It appears there’s an expectation that Marines participate in conduct such as this,” said Deputy Duncan. (Each will also perform more than 200 ours of community service.) The trio plead guilty to charges of public indecency but will face no jail time and won’t be placed on the sex offenders registry, as the court accepted there was “no significant sexual element” to their actions. “He’s ashamed and embarrassed at this incident and his family and friends now are all aware of the circumstances of it.” “He had hoped this would be a lifelong career but it has been brought to an end,” said Bowen’s attorney Lynne Sturrock.

Other Marines present pleaded not guilty to public indecency and remain in service.įor some, the incident may seem like a harmless, if gross, bit of horseplay. But for centuries, gay men have been arrested, imprisoned, and even executed for less-and in more private surroundings.