Rebecca C. Dickinson
Lieutenant Commander Rebecca C. Dickinson was an officer in the United States Navy.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] She testified, during the trial of Deborah Jeane Palfrey that from 2004 to 2007 she moonlighted as a call girl, through Palfrey. During her Navy career Dickinson received six commendations and medals.
Dickinson enlisted in the Navy in 1986.[3] She initially worked as an aviation technician.[4][5] She completed a degree at Auburn University. After her graduation Dickinson was commissioned a naval officer. Dickinson trained as a supply specialist, and served as a supply officer aboard the USS Camden, the USS Santa Barbara, and the USS Bunker Hill.
Dickinson moonlighted as a call girl while working at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.[3] She testified that she chose to moonlight because she had close to $300,000 in debt.
Following her Annapolis appointment Dickinson was assigned to serve as an instructor at Naval Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia.[2]
Following her testimony Dickinson was given a letter of reprimand and placed on administrative leave.[2][5] However the immunity she was granted in return for forcing her to testify, prevented the Navy for punishing her for moonlighting as a call girl. Captain Jack Hanzlik told reporters that after Dickinson's paid leave expired she would be placed on unpaid leave, until her term with the Navy expired. He said she would never be allowed to wear a naval uniform again. He said that while she was protected from judicial punishment from the Navy she was not protected from administrative punishment. He said that when she retired from the Navy she might be retired at the last rank at which she had served honorably.
However, on October 31, 2008, Dickinson received an honorable discharge, at the rank of Lieutenant Commander.[10]
Personal life
Dickinson is reported to have entered a marraige early in her life.[1][5] She and her husband divorced in 1998, with her husband getting sole custody of their three children.
Dickinson declared personal bankruptcy in 2006.[1][5] On her bankruptcy statement she reported that she paid monthly child support of $1750, and spent $709 per month to visit her children.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Josh Mitchell (2008-04-13). "Debt forced Naval officer to become call girl". Go Erie. http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080413/NEWS07/804130455/-1/NEWS. Retrieved 2010-05-26. "A Navy officer who testified this week that she moonlighted for an alleged prostitution ring while stationed at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., was nearly $300,000 in debt at the time despite a Navy income of more than $93,000, court records show." mirror
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Paul Duggan (2010-04-10). "Navy Officer Took Call Girl Job: Supply Official Testifies She Moonlighted at Escort Service". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/10/AR2008041002274.html. Retrieved 2010-05-26. "A Navy officer testified in federal court in Washington yesterday that she moonlighted as a call girl for Deborah Jeane Palfrey's escort service for six months, starting in 2005, when the military says she was assigned to the Naval Academy as a supply officer." mirror
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rebecca Dickinson Navy Hooker". rightpundits. 2008-04-10. http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=1335. Retrieved 2010-05-26. mirror
- ↑ Ginger Thompson, Philip Shenon (2008-04-12). "Navy Officer Describes Working as a Prostitute". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/12/us/12officer.html?ref=us. Retrieved 2010-05-26. "Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Dickinson made the leap from the enlisted ranks of the Navy to its officer corps. At 38, her record included a series of commendation medals and an assignment to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., where she helped teach a leadership course. But this week, Commander Dickinson acknowledged that money and marital problems had led her to moonlight as a prostitute for the rich and powerful of Washington." mirror
- ↑ "AU Naval officer admits to having been call girl". Auburn News. 2008-04-11. http://www2.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/au_naval_officer_admits_to_having_been_call_girl/10807/. Retrieved 2010-05-26. "She told the jury in U.S. District Court she ended her call girl days in April 2006 after six months because she didn’t like the work and she had other commitments. “It was getting harder for me to do,” Dickinson said. “I had other responsibilities. I didn’t like it.”" mirror
- ↑ Josh Mitchell (2008-04-11). "Navy officer testifies about moonlighting for D.C. madam". Houston Chronicle. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5691778.html. Retrieved 2010-05-26. "Eugene R. Fidell, a Washington-based lawyer who specializes in military law, said he would be surprised if Dickinson did not face a discharge based on her testimony." mirror
- ↑ Mitch Marconi (2008-04-11). "Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Dickinson Photo: Navy Hooker Sex With "Hundreds"". Post Chronicle. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postchronicle.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fartman%2Fexec%2Fview.cgi%3Farchive%3D65%26num%3D141553&date=2010-05-26. Retrieved 2010-05-26. "The Lt. Cmdr. had two Navy/Marine Corps Commendation medals and four Navy/Marine Corps Achievement medals, say sources."