US Marine gets rape conviction, 3 others acquitted

Suzette "Nicole" Nicolas is a big fat prostitute!

Dan, know that we are all at home praying for you everyday! Stay strong, we love you!

Dan, know we are all here praying for you! We love you and stay strong!

Let's just hope that all of our prayers can help Dan. We are behind you!

if you fcuk an intoxicated person, then you are asking for it. simple as that. that is true in US, Europe, and apparently, in Asia as well.(Lets not include middle east, where rape is prevalent and even expected).
the guy obviously wanted to fcuk all along. the girl was tagging along so im guessing fcuking is on her mind as well.
just.dont.do.it when shes drunk. and inside a van? c'mmon rent a motel you cheapstake.

Whether or not this guy is guilty of rape I don't know. But what kind of person throws a woman out of a van half-naked and unconscious onto the side of the road after having sex with her. Sorry, this man is no angel. Would you support a man who did that to your daughter, girlfriend, wife, mother or grandmother? Take off your blinkers. At the very least this man is a scumbag.

Rape is a human rights violation. There is a long history of military sexual violence against women and girls in areas adjacent to US military bases. It is deeply disturbing to read comments which jump to the defense of Smith -- and are derogatory to Nicole -- without seeming to consider the validity of this case. It is a grim reality that reported cases of sexual assault by US servicemen in the Philippines and other militarized areas -- including Okinawa and South Korea -- have been given little visibility in the public debate and the media, or resulted in justice. If in doubt, refer to UN reports on the status of women, or testimonies of survivors from women's rights organizations which have formed in impacted communities.

mmm all of your opinions are your own but i believe she was raped, you have to think of some of the military people abroad and how their mental mind is because some of these people would want a quick sex and dip out not sayign that local filipinos in the P.I arent like that but its kinda fucked up having foreigners come to a country whos already having problems and create even more problems.. lance cpl smith i believe he is guilty but 40 years is a little to much 25-30 years sounds fair... but also rape of a woman isnt a good feeling, thats a scar they carry for the rest of her life if she was to be raped. now if she wasnt raped then its different but i am literally sick and tired of other foriegners including the anglo's who go in to other countries looking for a quick sex, an example is the cambodian child sex ring thats wrong doing some of those americans who were caught were doctors and and people of high education and high status, im againts the VFA act and i believe smith shoulda got a lesser sentence serve it in the hardest prisons in the philippines... america shouldnt go into other countries business iraq afghanistan philippines etc im againts GMA regime and the vfa act and out philippine government needs to have the discipline to enforce the right decisions when it comes to the homeland.. and im talking bout a relavent topic because the rape and all these other crimes all lead to polital arguments..

Daniel Smith and Nicole met at a bar in the Philippines that is known to be a front for prostitutes and got drunk and did heavy petting and kissing.

They then went to a van and had sex while Smith's friends were also in the van.

Initially, Nicole said that she was gang-raped. Then changed her story after a few days and said that she was raped by Smith only.

Nicole put the condom on Smith. She was wearing very tight jeans which is never easy to be taken out by another person without the help of whoever is wearing it. Nicole gave Smith a head before having intercourse.

When she was dropped off on the side of a VERY LIT pier, she was yelling, "I'm not a bitch" after one of Smith's friends told Smith to "dropped off your bitch" or something to that effect because their curfew was almost up. Nicole's pants was down to her knees and the condom still hanging out from her body.

The judge, Judge Pozon, said that Nicole was too drunk when their sex happened which made her too unconscious to consent to the sex. Smith was drunk too. Bar girls in the Philippines know how to fake drunk.

The judge said that he didn't want the same thing to happen to his daughter and he said that he had been crying about the case that's why he convicted Smith as guilty.

The Filipino driver of the van initially said that there was no rape. Then after a few days, he said that there was rape. Then the Vice President of the Philippines interviewed him wherein he said that he was FORCED to sign a paper by the Police that said that Smith raped Nicole eventhough he didn't. The driver was prohibited to testify in court by the judge.

Smith's Filipino lawyer was a real estate lawyer and he didn't know about it until after the case. Lawyers in the Philippines can practice in any field. Smith changed his lawyer after that and filed an appeal to Court of Appeals there.

There are people who like rough sex, we don't know if Nicole and Smith both like rough sex or bdsm which could result in some trauma after having sex.

The judge's decision was based on emotion, not based on facts. He convicted Smith to be in jail for 40 years.

The case is now in Court of Appeals and has been there for 2 years. Smith is jailed in US Embassy there because of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) of the US and the Philippines, much to the outrage of Anti-Americans. The anti-Americans are always on the streets and outside the US Embassy protesting.

The Philippines is notorious for being known as corrupt. The girls befriend the foreigners and have sex with them. Then cry rape while they are in the motels and call the police. Once the police arrives, they ask the foreigners for money or else they will sue them. What do you think the foreigners would do?

The girls there also just want to get out of the Philippines and it doesn't matter how. There were reports before that Nicole and her family have asked to give them US visas for them to cancel the case but they were denied.

It seems like the US media hasn't really paid attention to this case which adds to the agony of Daniel Smith who is the real victim here and is being used by anti-Americans in the Philippines.

Nicole wasn't treated right by Smith after the sex but all the evidence point to consensual sex, not rape.

Grace Bonifacio wrote:

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I hope you ladies understand what your talking about. Not all victim's of rape enjoys what their perpetrator's doing. When a person say's its a foul, we should listen to what he/she says. Let the court gathers information and decides the verdict.
Don't LOOK on a person's angelic face because most of it are great pretenders.
I HOPE THAT IT WILL NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU ALL OR TO YOUR SIBLINGS IN THE FUTURE.
sana ikaw ang ma-rape at walang taong makinig sayo kung hihingi ka ng hustisya

If this happens to my friend or relative, I would tell her, "That's not rape STUPID!"

Bilang isang pokpok I believe Nicole was bought. It doesn't take a UST debate society to figure that out.

If you show me enough bling any Filipina will spread her legs.

i hate her, i hope she rots in hell

or dies of gonorrhea and rots in hell

This kind of thing keeps going on everywhere. Similarly this just happened in Alabama, involving all white people. More recently, it involved one white teenage girl and several non-military white men approximately the same age as this LCpl Smith character. This Marine was doing something that he never had previously received any proper training for. He was drinking alcohol. He also never received any kind of decent home-schooling from his sorry-ass-worthless, low-down, immigrant parents; probably both from Ireland or somewhere; who cares?? How did he ever get the last-name of SMITH, anyway?? Was it given to him thru ACCUPUNCTURE?? Give me a break. I am a former Sergeant in the U. S. Marine Corps! I would have blown this maggot away with my Service-45 if I ever caught him treating my sister the way that he treated this girl, as what he she courageously testified to in a Court of Law. As far as labeling her a prostitute, what the hell is Smith's mother anyway, A NUN?? Actions unbecoming that of a member of the United States Marine Corps!! That means; Six-Six-And-A-Kick!! Make It Maggot!! Get him outta here!! It’s garbage like this that makes me sick!! Also, no more alcoholic beverages allowed for this irresponsible criminal, either. That was his mistake to begin with; drinking too much; as opposed to tangling with any pretty little Asian gals. BTW, I'm NOT Asian. I’m also a White Man too!! I am more proud to say that I am a former Marine than I am anything. That’s my label and I am happy with it. Semper Fi!

Some girls have it coming unlike me.

Nicole had worked in Subic as a hooker for about 4 years. Many Visaya girls work in Pampanga and Subic bars. Have for years. Support their families from their earnings. The Neptune club is well known and only registered prostitutes can enter . Nicole as a " college girl " wa BS . Very busy when ships pull in. Been there. The rape sting game is very common in the PI. The PNP work the set up well and make a lot of money from it. But, I do not think they planned on this case blowing up so big. Normally 5000 pesos shuts them up. All the bar girls know the rape sting game. Joe ret. military Philippine resident