U.S. Marine Charged in Rock Star’s Death
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From Times Wire Reports
The U.S. Marine Corps has charged a sergeant with negligent homicide in connection with a car accident that killed a Romanian rock star and triggered protests by outraged fans, the U.S. Embassy said.
Staff Sgt. Christopher Van Goethem, who worked as an embassy guard, left the country immediately after the Dec. 4 accident in the capital, Bucharest. Teofil Peter of the band Compact was killed.
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