John Merrone, 53, admitted he had sexual intercourse with the cadet without her consent “on the ship, in the middle of the ...

John Merrone, 54, of South Carolina, withdrew his original not guilty plea and admitted to all five counts of aggravated ...

A ship captain pleaded guilty to drugging and raping a U.S. Merchant Marine cadet during her course of study at the Long ...

The sexual abuse trial for a sea captain accused of raping a cadet from Long Island’s U.S. Merchant Marine Academy while on ...

Following two days of jury selection, just before opening arguments were set to begin, John Merrone opted to plead guilty to ...

On a picture-perfect July morning in Kings Point, hundreds of nervous 18-year-olds arrived at the U.S. Merchant Marine ...

John Merrone was minutes away from going to trial when he entered the unexpected guilty plea. He now faces 15 to 20 years ...