NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A former high school classmate of Jermiah Copeland, a Navy sailor in pretrial confinement related to the death of fellow servicemember Angelina Resendiz, detailed reports of his behavior in 2022.
Lauryn Lopez, who attended high school with Copeland in Washington, told 10 On Your Side she reported him to the Oak Harbor Police Department in 2022 for an alleged sexual offense when she was 15.
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Lopez claimed Copeland, then 17, groped and kissed her despite her asking him to stop.
“I was uncomfortable. I didn’t really know what to do,” Lopez said, recalling the incident. “He was groping me, and I was like, ‘No, we’re not doing anything.’ I was very confused.”…