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alp227

(32,027 posts)
Wed Jun 19, 2013, 07:04 PM Jun 2013

Three Naval Academy Midshipmen Accused of Sexual Assault

Source: new york times

Three midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy were charged Wednesday in connection with the serial sexual assault of a female midshipman last year, the academy said.

The midshipmen, who were not identified, have been charged in the military justice system with sexual assault and with making false official statements, an academy spokesman said in a statement.

The case stems from an encounter at an off-campus party in 2012 between several academy football players and a female midshipman. In recent interviews, the midshipman said that she had been intoxicated at the party and began to black out, and could remember only brief moments of what happened. At first she declined to cooperate with Navy investigators, but later decided to cooperate, even agreeing to secretly record conversations she had with the football players under investigation.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/us/three-naval-academy-midshipmen-accused-of-sexual-assault.html



This is the full article at this time, but the article links to a June 1 Times article with more info:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/01/us/naval-academy-shaken-by-report-of-rape-and-inquiry.html?pagewanted=all
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Three Naval Academy Midshipmen Accused of Sexual Assault (Original Post) alp227 Jun 2013 OP
That's a career ender Submariner Jun 2013 #1
wow, such sympathy for the VICTIM. thank you so much. niyad Jun 2013 #3
I urge everyone to read the full article in the second link. disheartening, to say the least. niyad Jun 2013 #2
it is the football culture cosmicone Jun 2013 #4

Submariner

(12,504 posts)
1. That's a career ender
Wed Jun 19, 2013, 07:14 PM
Jun 2013

they can forget making it to Captain or Admiral with that stain in their service record. Dumb move.

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