SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Navy is reprimanding and forcing the retirement of a chief petty officer who oversaw and pversaw and perpetrated a string of abuses against a gay sailor and others in a military working dog unit in Bahrain, the Associated Press is reporting today. After an investigation begun by Youth Radio, as well as Congressional and media attention resulting from Palm Center's efforts to publicize the story, the Navy conducted a review of complaints that Chief Petty Officer Michael Toussaint had harassed and abused Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Rocha and others, in part because of their sexual orientation. The incidents included forced simulation of homosexual acts, being fed dog food, and being hog-tied to a chair and rolled into a dog kennel full of feces.
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