Woman accused of facilitating sex between 12-year-old girl and Marines

Posted: June 30, 2009 05:56 PM

FLETCHER, Okla. - It's a shocking sex ring involving a 12-year-old girl, her 33-year-old friend, and several Marines stationed at Fort Sill. Lawton police said they got a phone call last week from Fort Sill investigators, asking for help with a case involving drinking and sexual acts that they said was orchestrated by Amy Rivera.

The girl is friends with Rivera's 13-year-old son. Rivera claimed she and the girl struck up an instant close friendship. A friendship police said involved lesbian acts, hotel parties filled with drugs and alcohol, and multiple sexual encounters with Fort Sill Marines.

Police said the 12-year-old had been staying at the woman's house in Fletcher since summer began.

"They'd go out and rent motel rooms and stuff and give out sexual favors and stuff like that," said Lawton Police Chief, Ronnie Smith.

So far officials said it looks like Rivera was involved in the sex ring herself, in one case she and the girl met some Fort Sill marines at a local store and invited them to a hotel, something police said the two regularly did.

"This expands out to several military personnel that are now stationed all over the United States, we're in the process of locating these subjects and issuing warrants for their arrests," said Smith.

After conducting interviews with Rivera and the Marines, Smith said all parties claimed they thought the girl was at least 16. He said regardless of what they thought, their actions as adults are inexcusable and must be accounted for.

"The charge will be first degree rape because the girl is only 12-years-old. This is one of those things that is tragic. She just graduated the sixth grade and has been involved in something like this," said Smith.

Rivera, who is in police custody, is the wife of a Fort Sill soldier and is the mother of three children. Her husband is currently deployed in Iraq and is coming home to be with his children. Police said the parents of the girl claimed they had no idea what their daughter was involved in.

As for the girl, she is in police custody as well. Police said they expect to make an arrest of one of the military personnel by the end of the Tuesday night and said some of the sexual acts occurred on Fort Sill as well.

Ellie