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A lieutenant colonel was allowed to keep his position in the US Army Cyber Command despite being investigated over claims he raped, emotionally abused, and pimped out his wife - and cheated with prostitutes – DailyMail.com can reveal. 

Joe Derrick Curtis, 47, of Virginia, was charged with sexual assault, assault consummated by a battery, and pandering (prostitution), in relation to allegations made by his now ex-wife Cori Jensen, 40, in 2019. 

He was ultimately found guilty of 'patronizing prostitutes and adultery' over a 12-year period by a military judge and was given a reprimand in May 2021.

But Jensen claims her ex-husband has received no further punishment, demotion or dismissal over his offenses, and has slammed the Army for its handling of the case, in an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com.

'I believe the Army didn't want to have to deal with it,' Jensen said. 'I wonder how many people like me have been swept under the rug.'

The investigation into Curtis's alleged threatening phone calls and sexual assault is ongoing.

And it appears Curtis, who goes by his middle name Derrick, continued to have relationships with sex workers after the caution he received from commanding officers.

One woman who posts naked photos on social media and described her job as to 'make sure your husband comes home happy' even posted a photo of herself in a bathing suit with Curtis's face on it in July last year.

The scandal led Michigan Congressman Jack Bergman to write to top brass last year requesting a review of Curtis's case and to re-scrutinize his alleged abuse.

Bergman's spokesman told DailyMail.com that after he sent the letter, his office received calls from a man they believe was Curtis, threatening to 'use all of their guns' if Bergman didn't take back the letter. Bergman reported the calls to the Capitol Police.

In army documents obtained by DailyMail.com, Jensen claimed Curtis raped her multiple times, including an incident her mother allegedly heard through the wall of their apartment. 

A previous wife had also written a letter to prosecutors saying the Lt. Col. 'sexually assaulted her during their relationship'.

Jensen also claimed Curtis tried to pimp her out to other men at Washington DC clubs in a practice he allegedly called 'hotwifing' – and says Curtis has been harassing and stalking her since their split.

At first, investigators wrote there was 'sufficient evidence to provide to command for consideration of action' and a forensic psychologist said the two women's accounts were credible.

A July 19, 2019 email from military court staff lists allegations against Curtis as 'sexual assault', 'pandering' (prostitution), 'obstruction of justice' and 'assault consummated by a battery.'

But the sexual assault charges were later dropped, with documents citing a lack of evidence, after Jensen agreed not to pursue the charges in a civil settlement with her ex.

Curtis was only found guilty of, and reprimanded for, the 'pandering' charge. The Army's investigation into other claims appears to remain open.

The Army officer received a 'memorandum of reprimand' for 'patronizing prostitutes and adultery' from  Major General Omar Jones, on May 26, 2021. 

Jones confirmed Curtis 'admitted' to 'seeing prostitutes in 2001 and continued to patronize them through 2013' and noted he had been married 'to two different women during that time period.' 

'Additionally, you patronized prostitutes as recently as 2017, also while married,' the Major General wrote. 

'As a commissioned officer, you are expected to exhibit high moral standards and behave with decency and decorum. You failed. Your lack of judgment and disgraceful behavior have seriously compromised your character and standing as an officer in the United States Army.'  

Though the memo called out his 'unbecoming conduct' and his violation of Uniform Code of Military Justice, it appears to have been the only reprimand or punishment the colonel received.

According to his LinkedIn profile, he remains an 'Enterprise Services Branch Chief' – a position he has held since 2017 – for the U.S. Army Cyber Command in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

And pictures posted by a sex worker on social media suggest Curtis may have continued to have relationships with them even after the caution from his commanding officer.

A woman who goes by 'Jenni Tay' on Twitter posted a mirror selfie, wearing a stars and stripes swimsuit with Curtis' face printed on the front, on July 12 2022.

'What do you think of my new bathing suit for St John,' she wrote. 'Don't go on vacation with me I will embarrass the sh*t out of you.'

Tay regularly posts naked pictures on Twitter, including another mirror selfie with her breasts exposed, and photo of herself wearing a strap-on dildo behind another woman in lingerie.

In October she tweeted 'Someone just asked what I do for living, truth is many things but my answer 'the lords work'. Maybe I should have said I make sure your husband comes home happy.'

The tweets came a year after Curtis’s official reprimand, and were not part of the Army’s investigation. 

Though the memo called out his 'unbecoming conduct' and his violation of Uniform Code of Military Justice, it appears to have been the only reprimand or punishment the Lt. Col. received.

The case is just one of 100,000 reports of domestic abuse in the military since 2015.

After repeated scandals, lawmakers voted in December for an overhaul of how the military prosecutes crimes such as sexual assault, and President Joe Biden signed an executive order making sexual harassment a criminal

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