San Diego Calif.

Marine Boot Camp Abuse Case Goes To Jury - A military jury deliberated for five hours Tuesday with out reaching a verdict, in the case of a former drill instructor accused of assaulting dozens of Marine recruits in the boot camp here. Sgt. Jerrod Glass, 25 faces a maximum of 11 years in prison if convicted of all 10 counts of abuse. The jury will resume deliberations this morning. It takes a two-thirds vote of the 6 jurors to convict. The allegations of abuse are the most serious to come out of the boot camp in decades. Prosecutors say that Glass kicked, punched, slapped and ridiculed nearly all 40 members of a platoon over two months. Prosecutor Lt. John Torresala said Glass showed a complete disregard for higher authority and the chain of command. Marine rules prohibit drill instructors from touching recruits except in specific situations, such as when they are showing them how to march or hold a rifle. There's no way he doesn't know he broke the rules, Torresala said.