A Fort Wainwright soldier will be court-martialed for allegedly raping a child while on base.
Spc. Nicholas Shane Marcum, 28, is accused of the “rape of a child who had attained the age of 12 but not attained the age of 16 years, by using force” on May 14, 2014, according to a statement from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson spokesman John Pennell. He is also accused of providing alcohol to a minor on the same day. Charges were filed against Marcum May 5, 2015.
Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Marcum violated Articles 120b and 134, and will face general court-martial before an enlisted panel on July 8.
Marcum is not being held in pre-trial confinement, according to Pennell.
“It is normal for soldiers to not be in pre-trial confinement unless the crime they are accused of would lead to the belief they could be a physical danger to themselves or others,” Pennell said.
Originally from Spokane, WA, Marcum joined the Army in April 2012 and trained at Fort Jackson in South Carolina before being assigned to the 9th Army Band at Fort Wainwright in September 2012, according to the release from JBER.