A U.S. Marine stationed in Hawaii has been sentenced to seven years in military prison and kicked out of the service after being convicted of sexually abusing a child and producing child sexual abuse material.
Court-martial records show that Sgt. Eric Matthew Agitan was found guilty in October 2025 of sexually assaulting a child and producing child pornography. The case was handled through the military justice system and decided by a military judge.
Agitan was sentenced on October 7, 2025, to 84 months of confinement (7 years), a dishonorable discharge, loss of all pay and allowances, and reduction to the lowest enlisted rank. He will also be required to register as a sex offender.
Records indicate Agitan pleaded guilty to both charges. Additional allegations related to obstruction of justice were dropped as part of the proceedings.
The full prison sentence will be served concurrently, and Agitan did not receive credit for any time spent in pretrial confinement.
Agitan’s publicly available social media profile states that he joined the Marine Corps in 2020 and was stationed in Hawaii at the time of the offenses. His profile lists Honolulu as his place of residence.
In response to an inquiry, the Marine Corps referred questions to publicly available court-martial records and did not provide additional comment.
While the sentence reflects a significant punishment, Agitan’s case highlights the continued lack of uniformity in how child sexual abuse cases are handled and punished across the U.S. military.
In previous reporting, The Salty Soldier documented the case of Army Sergeant First Class Namon L. Bledsoe, a senior noncommissioned officer convicted at a general court-martial in August 2025 for producing child sexual abuse material involving a 13-year-old. Despite the severity of the offense and Bledsoe’s senior leadership role, he was sentenced to 18 months of confinement and a dishonorable discharge under a plea agreement—far less confinement time than imposed in Agitan’s case.
In another case previously reported by The Salty Soldier, a former Army soldier stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord initially received a relatively brief military sentence for child molestation before additional victims came forward years later. That case ultimately resulted in a 25-year federal prison sentence after civilian authorities intervened, underscoring how military justice outcomes can differ dramatically from subsequent civilian prosecutions involving similar or more extensive abuse.
Taken together, these cases illustrate how sentencing outcomes for child sexual abuse within the military justice system can vary widely depending on factors such as charging decisions, plea agreements, forum selection, and whether civilian authorities later assume jurisdiction.
Agitan’s case remains subject to the military appellate review process.
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