Before his retirement in 2016, the decorated former Marine colonel served in the corps for 33 years, went on numerous combat tours and commanded the Wounded Warrior Regiment at Quantico. He was given a key to the city of St. Louis in 2011 during its Marine Week, which he helped organize.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Tomko appeared before a Virginia Beach judge, wearing an orange jail jumpsuit, handcuffs and leg irons. He was there to face several felony charges of child sex abuse.<\/p>\n
The 54-year-old is accused of assaulting three children during numerous stays at their Virginia Beach home from 2002 to 2009. The incidents include three counts of taking indecent liberties with a child, three counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of child cruelty.<\/p>\n
Each of the victims, all now adults, offered emotional testimony Thursday during a lengthy preliminary hearing in Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court. Judge Randall Blow ruled that there was sufficient evidence to send the case to a grand jury.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Tomko was court martialed before he left the Marine Corps in 2016 for conduct unbecoming, possession of steroids, violating a protective order and driving under the influence. He spent two months in the Naval Consolidated Brig in Chesapeake, Virginia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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