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Under a plea deal, the Marine was sentenced to time served and will be administratively separated from the Marine Corps
The junior Marine will be re-arraigned Thursday; at a hearing earlier this year, his attorneys argued their client met the girl on Tinder, where her profile said she was 21 years old
The decision comes three months after a preliminary hearing for Pfc. Avery Rosario, whose case grabbed attention after the girl's aunt posted a TikTok video raising questions and alleging the girl had been trafficked.
An attorney for Pfc. Avery Rosario said during a brief preliminary hearing in a military courtroom at Camp Pendleton that the Marine met the girl on Tinder, a dating app for adults, where her profile said she was 21 years old.
The Marine, charged with assaulting the 14 year old girl, was in court Thursday for his preliminary hearing. No decision regarding whether he should face court martial was made, and likely won't come until after the end of next week