I don’t think the punishment of demoting him was appropriate.
If otherwise he had no other problems, I think he should have been warned, but not demoted.
He's lucky he didn't get court martialed. Back in 2005 President Bush had prostitution redefined as "sexual trafficking" and added it to the UCMJ as a specific violation.
It ain't your grandpa's navy anymore. Pay a hooker and you can go to prison, even in a country where it's legal.
Hopefully the skunk who squealed will be identified and dealt with appropriately by the other sailors.......
What was he charged with. Unless he is married, and was proven to have carnal knowledge with any of the women, the is no article under the UCMJ that bans the company of women.
The closest they can get is Article 134: General Article. This article of the Uniform Code of Military Justice is a catch-all for offenses that are not spelled out elsewhere. It covers all conduct that could bring discredit upon the armed forces that are not capital offenses. It allows them to be brought to court-martial.
But nailing a service member in a foreign port for something they can’t prove according to the news article I read, is a huge stretch.
rwood