Navy Lieutenant Commander 'raped 14-year-old and paid him for sex'

A lieutenant commander with the Navy's Fleet Readiness Center Northwest has been arrested in on charges of raping and sexual exploiting a 14-year-old boy after paying him for sex.

Lucas Martinez, 61, who is also known as Lucas Martinezmendieta, is alleged to have visited the underage teenager's home still dressed in his Navy uniform following a series of online interactions, according to military news outlet Task & Purpose.

Martinez allegedly paid $200 for intercourse with the minor after meeting him on the hookup site called Sniffies, the Anacortes Police Department said.

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