Rebecca C. Dickinson

From WikiAlpha
Jump to: navigation, search
Rebecca C. Dickinson
USN Lieutenant Commander Rebecca C. Dickinson.
Born 1970
Nationality USA
Other names Renee
Occupation Naval officer
Known for moonlighting as a Washington DC call girl

Lieutenant Commander Rebecca C. Dickinson was an officer in the United States Navy.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] She testified, during the trial of Deborah Jeane Palfrey that from 2004 to 2007 she moonlighted as a call girl, through Palfrey. During her Navy career Dickinson received six commendations and medals.

Navy career

Dickinson enlisted in the Navy in 1986.[3] She initially worked as an aviation technician.[4][5] She completed a degree at Auburn University. After her graduation Dickinson was commissioned a naval officer. Dickinson trained as a supply specialist, and served as a supply officer aboard the USS Camden, the USS Santa Barbara, and the USS Bunker Hill.

Dickinson moonlighted as a call girl while working at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.[3][11] She testified that she chose to moonlight because she had close to $300,000 in debt. Dickinson testified clients paid her $275, which she split with Palfrey.[12]

Clients called as witnesses included Senator David Vitter of Louisiana and Randall Tobias, a former Deputy Secretary of State.[12]

Following her Annapolis appointment Dickinson was assigned to serve as an instructor at Naval Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia.[2]

Following her testimony Dickinson was given a letter of reprimand and placed on administrative leave.[2][5] However the immunity she was granted in return for forcing her to testify, prevented the Navy for punishing her for moonlighting as a call girl. Captain Jack Hanzlik told reporters that after Dickinson's paid leave expired she would be placed on unpaid leave, until her term with the Navy expired. He said she would never be allowed to wear a naval uniform again. He said that while she was protected from judicial punishment from the Navy she was not protected from administrative punishment. He said that when she retired from the Navy she might be retired at the last rank at which she had served honorably.

However, on October 31, 2008, Dickinson received an honorable discharge, at the rank of Lieutenant Commander.[13]

Personal life

Dickinson is reported to have entered a marraige early in her life.[1][5] She and her husband divorced in 1998, with her husband getting sole custody of their three children.

Dickinson declared personal bankruptcy in 2006.[1][5] On her bankruptcy statement she reported that she paid monthly child support of $1750, and spent $709 per month to visit her children.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Josh Mitchell (2008-04-13). "Debt forced Naval officer to become call girl". Go Erie. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606224219/https://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article/?aid=%2F20080413%2Fnews07%2F804130455%2F-1%2Fnews. Retrieved 2010-05-26. "A Navy officer who testified this week that she moonlighted for an alleged prostitution ring while stationed at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., was nearly $300,000 in debt at the time despite a Navy income of more than $93,000, court records show." 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chris Amos (2008-04-10). "Navy officer testifies in D.C. Madam case". Navy Times. http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/04/navy_palfrey_041008/. Retrieved 2010-05-26. "Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Dickinson told federal prosecutors at U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., that she had sex with nearly every client she met while working for Deborah Jeane Palfrey from October 2005 until April 2006." 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Paul Duggan (2010-04-10). "Navy Officer Took Call Girl Job: Supply Official Testifies She Moonlighted at Escort Service". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2019-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20191106183417/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/10/AR2008041002274.html. Retrieved 2010-05-26. "A Navy officer testified in federal court in Washington yesterday that she moonlighted as a call girl for Deborah Jeane Palfrey's escort service for six months, starting in 2005, when the military says she was assigned to the Naval Academy as a supply officer." 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Patrick McCain (2008-04-10). "Rebecca Dickinson Navy Hooker". rightpundits. Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20170916094926/http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=1335. Retrieved 2010-05-26. "She testified under immunity that she had sex with just about every client that she visited in the log books. She exchanged hundreds of telephone calls with the DC Madam, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, during an eight month stretch beginning in October 2005. After quitting, she tried to return as a call girl later in 2006." 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Chris Amos (2008-04-15). "Academy officer led double life as call girl". Navy Times. http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/04/navy_dickinson_update_041208w/. Retrieved 2010-05-26. "Hanzlik said “a final determination has not been made with regards to her ability to retire,” but said “if she is, it could be at a lower rank because a retirement grade determination might find that her service as a lieutenant commander was not honorable.”" 
  6. Ginger Thompson, Philip Shenon (2008-04-12). "Navy Officer Describes Working as a Prostitute". Washington DC: New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20170930175434/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/12/us/12officer.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin. Retrieved 2010-05-26. "Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Dickinson made the leap from the enlisted ranks of the Navy to its officer corps. At 38, her record included a series of commendation medals and an assignment to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., where she helped teach a leadership course. But this week, Commander Dickinson acknowledged that money and marital problems had led her to moonlight as a prostitute for the rich and powerful of Washington." 
  7. "AU Naval officer admits to having been call girl". Washington DC: Auburn News. 2008-04-11. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307131654/http://www2.oanow.com/news/2008/apr/12/au_naval_officer_admits_to_having_been_call_girl-ar-514507/. Retrieved 2010-05-26. "She told the jury in U.S. District Court she ended her call girl days in April 2006 after six months because she didn’t like the work and she had other commitments. “It was getting harder for me to do,” Dickinson said. “I had other responsibilities. I didn’t like it.”" 
  8. Josh Mitchell (2008-04-11). "Navy officer testifies about moonlighting for D.C. madam". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024084946/http://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/Navy-officer-testifies-to-moonlighting-for-D-C-1661610.php. Retrieved 2010-05-26. "Eugene R. Fidell, a Washington-based lawyer who specializes in military law, said he would be surprised if Dickinson did not face a discharge based on her testimony." 
  9. Mitch Marconi (2008-04-11). "Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Dickinson Photo: Navy Hooker Sex With "Hundreds"". Post Chronicle. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postchronicle.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fartman%2Fexec%2Fview.cgi%3Farchive%3D65%26num%3D141553&date=2010-05-26. Retrieved 2010-05-26. "The Lt. Cmdr. had two Navy/Marine Corps Commendation medals and four Navy/Marine Corps Achievement medals, say sources." 
  10. "Navy officer Rebecca Dickinson was Palfrey client". Alaska Report. 2008-04-10. Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20080415021407/http://www.alaskareport.com/news48/x61111_rebecca_dickinson.htm. Retrieved 2023-05-12. "Navy officer Rebecca Dickinson testified Thursday that she worked for Deborah Palfrey's escort service in 2004 and had sex for money with male clients." 
  11. Josh Mitchell (2008-04-11). "Navy officer tells of life as an escort". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20221206044136/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2008-04-11-0804110206-story.html. Retrieved 2023-05-12. "Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca C. Dickinson managed the Naval Academy's food services between September 2004 and May 2007, Navy officials said. She also taught a course on leadership for the leadership, ethics and law department." 
  12. 12.0 12.1 Scott McCabe (2008-04-11). "Naval officer faces dismissal after testifying in madam trial". Washington Examiner. Archived from the original on 2023-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20230512053625/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/naval-officer-faces-dismissal-after-testifying-in-madam-trial. Retrieved 2023-05-12. "Dickinson, who was placed on leave Tuesday, used the alias "Renee." She testified that she charged $275 a visit and gave half of it to Palfrey." 
  13. Andrew Tighman (2008-11-28). "Call girl allowed to retire at O-4". Navy Times. http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/11/navy_dickinson_120808/. Retrieved 2010-05-26. "Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Dickinson has retired from the Navy with no reduction in rank, despite her admission that she moonlighted as a high-end prostitute for Washington powerbrokers while assigned to the Naval Academy, a Navy spokeswoman confirmed."