A federal jury in the United States has convicted a retired marine captain of travelling to Cambodia to have sex with underage girls.Michael Joseph Pepe faces up to 210 years in prison for guilty verdicts on seven felony counts.During the trial, six girls aged 9 to 12 testified that Pepe drugged, bound, beat and raped them.A prostitute also told the court on videotape that she brought him young victims.Pepe was prosecuted under the Protect Act, which was adopted five years ago to increase penalties against predatory crimes involving children outside the United States.
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