EVERETT, WASHINGTON - Two sailors from the carrier Abraham Lincoln pleaded guilty in Everett to third-degree child rape. <br>
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They entered the pleas Thursday after Snohomish County prosecutors threatened to upgrade the charges before the trial that had been scheduled for next week. <br>
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Their defense lawyer says they didn't know the girl they had sex with in July was only 14 years old. <br>
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The two -- 22-year-old Keith Martin Jones of Copiague, New York and 20-year-old Leroy Lamar Holt of Folkston, Georgia -- face about a year behind bars when they are sentenced November 26. <br>
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A third sailor -- 19-year-old Raymond Amanosi Odidi (of Brentwood, New York) -- entered a similar plea earlier and is scheduled to be sentenced at the same time. <br>
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The three also face discharge from the Navy. <br>
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Prosecutors say the three all engaged in sex with the girl, who was among a group of teens drinking at a south Everett motel. <br>
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The girl was seriously injured and underwent emergency surgery to stop bleeding.
