{"id":47289,"date":"2020-01-27T18:56:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T18:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/01\/27\/army-recruiter-arrested-on-allegations-of-statutory-rape\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:34:56","slug":"army-recruiter-arrested-on-allegations-of-statutory-rape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/01\/27\/army-recruiter-arrested-on-allegations-of-statutory-rape\/","title":{"rendered":"Army recruiter arrested on allegations of statutory rape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Northeast Alabama law enforcement arrested an Army staff sergeant Saturday after investigators alleged he had sex with a girl under the age of 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff Sgt. William L. Turk, 27, was charged with statutory rape, two counts of sodomy with a girl under 16 but over 12 and enticing a child for an immoral purpose, according to the Jackson County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turk has been a recruiter at the Fort Payne Recruiting Center, which falls under the Montgomery Recruiting Battalion, for a little more than two years. He enlisted in April 2012 as an infantryman, and has been on recruiting duties since October 2017, Army Recruiting Command spokeswoman Lisa M. Ferguson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turk was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, prior to becoming a recruiter in Alabama. He was suspended from all recruiting duties immediately following his arrest, according to Ferguson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An Army recruiter was arrested in Alabama on allegations of statutory rape of a girl less than 16 years old but older than 12. (Jackson County Jail)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe incident is under investigation by the Jackson County Sheriff\u2019s Department. Army Recruiting Command takes all allegations seriously and is cooperating with local authorities in support of the investigation,\u201d Ferguson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no indication that Turk met the alleged victim through his duties as an Army recruiter. Ferguson declined to discuss details of the case, citing the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\t