NEWPORT NEWS - A Fort Eustis drill sergeantwill spend six months in prison for having inappropriate personal relationships with three trainees in his command. Staff Sgt. Edmundo Estrada was court-martialed Monday for his actions during a 15-month period at thepost, where he oversaw low-ranking soldiers, many just out of boot camp. Estrada, a drill sergeant with the 1-222ndAviation Regiment, 8th Transportation Brigade since 2005, pleadedguilty to violating regulations not to develop relationships withsubordinates and three counts of mistreating the three male soldiers. Estrada said in court he hadone-on-one interactions with each soldier. He asked each one to posefor what he called body-building photos, urging them to take theirshirts off and wear spandex shorts. He also pressured the soldiers to act out torture scenes from a movie. One of his victims who testified Monday, aprivate first class now stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, approachedEstrada for help after he was caught cheating on an exam. Estrada testified he told the private hewould help if the soldier re-created torture scenes from an unnamedmovie. He threatened to stop helping and move the soldier out of thebarracks unless he posed for the pictures, according to testimony. Estrada, a married father of two, couldhave faced nine years in prison. He pleaded guilty to two of the threecharges, a total of six counts, in exchange for the six-month sentence,reduction in rank to specialist and a bad conduct discharge. Goosey's Gabbings... My bet is that isn't the only discharge he got...mmmm...sticky buns....:P
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