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Female soldier attacked in barracks *trigger alert, sexual assault*

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BadPennyNoBiscuit · 07/04/2019 11:15

I cant find the reports from the BBC website, these are from The Sun;

www.thesun.co.uk/news/8806406/squaddie-rape-soldiers-sex-attack-sleep-girl/

www.thesun.co.uk/news/8802897/six-soldiers-held-in-sex-attack-quiz/

A 17 year old female soldier woke to find 7 men standing around her bed. 6 have been arrested and one has been charged with rape.

And apparently, ''Lincolnshire Police are investigating the latest sexual assault allegation against a soldier.''

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MockerstheFeManist · 07/04/2019 13:41

Sexual Abuse was at the heart of the Deepcut Scandal, with female recruits pressured into sex with their instructors as a condition of passing out.

Deepcut was a dustbin of all the bad soldiers no fighting unit wanted and so they ended up in charge of vulnerable young trainees.

The RAF had their scandal in the Falklands where remote radar bases were also centres of constant sexual harrassment for female personnel. One wrote a stage show about it called Whisky Tango Foxtrot.

The worry today is the outsourced recruiting process has been such a disaster that the military are hanging onto bad apples because they don't have anyone else.

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BadPennyNoBiscuit · 07/04/2019 13:39

GerryblewuptheER
I'm disturbed at the coke and alcohol consumption being brought up.
Yes, I thought the first impression given was that she was at the party and had taken drugs.

MenuPlant
It seems to have triggered a govt inquiry;

''Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson was so “appalled” that yesterday he launched a review into bullying and harassment throughout the forces.''

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Sexnotgender · 07/04/2019 13:37

what the actual fuck is wrong with men.

Popchyk · 07/04/2019 13:36

I imagine that it is being followed up because these men filmed the assault, and at least one of them subsequently sent the footage to others.

And the army is making very stern noises because there is undeniable proof of the attack.

"She is said to have shrieked at realising what had happened". That bit sounds like someone watched her reaction on a screen as she woke up, rather than her own account of what happened.

Just speculation on my part.

OvaHere · 07/04/2019 13:34

Just horrendous. I hope this is treated with the severity it deserves.

MockerstheFeManist · 07/04/2019 13:17

It's worse than that:

The victim was a 17 year old recruit, who are officially not soldiers but trainees.

And one perpetrator was a staff sargeant, for whom the glasshouse awaits.

MenuPlant · 07/04/2019 12:20

I always imagined - and have read many reports over the years to make it seem likely - that sexual abuse of women and men in these services is not uncommon.

I imagine this one has been followed up as it's so extreme?

CuriousaboutSamphire · 07/04/2019 12:18

The swift and resolute statement and video put out by the CinC(?) makes it clear that this will not be brushed under any carpet.

God help any judge who makes a stupid 'ah well!' comment on this one!

GerryblewuptheER · 07/04/2019 11:44

I'm disturbed at the coke and alcohol consumption being brought up.

Makes me think they are trying to make out that she just doesn't remember consenting as she was too drunk. Or that they were too drunk.or high to know what they are doing.

How awful for that poor victim. It's horrific:(

JessicaWakefieldSVH · 07/04/2019 11:40

I read this earlier. Absolutely horrific.