The Kingdom of Bahrain, named for the “two seas” surrounding the archipelago, hosts the Naval Support Activity Bahrain - a US Naval base. Bahrain itself is a fascinating mix of Bahraini nationals, American and British military, and immigrants. Immigrants make up approximately 45% of the population - some came to Bahrain to work in the oil and gas industry… and some came to support a burgeoning and more illicit trade. It’s an unfortunate but seemingly universal truth that where there are oil fields and military bases, the sex trade usually follows. For Calvin Halfacre, with the might of the American dollar behind him, the allure of commercial sex was too much to resist.
I used the appellate court opinion: NMCCA
And referenced information from:
CAAF (1)(2), GDN Online, Navy Times (1)(2)(3)(4), Unicourt, Zillow, Duval County Records, Parents for Megans Law, Military.com, Defense Culture, CIA World Factbook, NSA Bahrain, Navsea, the State Department, DBpedia.org, Magill.ie, and UScourts.gov
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