Marines hit with $10 million claim in alleged sexual assault at Bay Area recruiting center

A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a Marines recruiter in Sunnyvale when she was just 17 years old has filed an administrative complaint. A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a Marines recruiter in Sunnyvale when she was just 17 years old has filed an administrative complaint against the military branch, alleging that it failed to properly hire and supervise the recruiter. (Joseph Barron/U.S. Air Force) SAN JOSE, Calif. (Tribune News Service) — A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a Marines recruiter in Sunnyvale when she was just 17 years old has filed an administrative complaint against the military branch, alleging that it failed to properly hire and supervise the recruiter.

Filed Wednesday, the Federal Tort Claims Act complaint also alleges the Marines failed to properly implement policies and procedures to prevent recruiters from preying on potential recruits. The victim, identified in the complaint as Jane Doe, is seeking $10 million in damages. The Marines did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday night. The complaint alleges the recruiter, Jorge Lara-Pedroza, met Doe two years ago at an event at her high school and arranged for her to meet him at a recruiting center in Sunnyvale. Doe expected to learn more about a career in the Marines when she arrived