Via Huffington Post:
Last week, the Associated Press published a misleading story about anti-gay abuse I experienced while a sailor in the U.S. Navy in Bahrain. The abuse included an incident in which I was hog-tied to a chair and thrown into a kennel full of dog feces, and another in which I was forced to simulate oral sex with members of my unit while being videotaped. The pattern of abuse took place over a 28-month period and started when I was 18-years-old.
According to AP's story, the Navy admitted that it erred in accusing my unit commander, Michael Toussaint of abusing me on a systematic basis. AP reporter Kimberly Dozier wrote that, "The Navy has admitted that it was wrong when it accused dog handler Michael Toussaint of vicious hazing that singled out a gay sailor under his command at kennels in Bahrain."
But AP's conclusion is wrong. After an official Navy investigation found 93 instances of abuse and misconduct under Toussaint's command, many of which entailed violations of military law, a second investigation found flaws in the first investigation. There were indeed flaws in the first investigation. But that is not the same as concluding that Toussaint is innocent or that the Navy believes that it was wrong in accusing him.
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