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Three U.S. Naval Academy football players charged with rape
Source: Reuters
Three U.S. Naval Academy football players charged with rape
By Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:09pm EDT
(Reuters) - Three U.S. Naval Academy football players have been charged with raping a female midshipman and making false statements, the school said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of sexual assault allegations in the U.S. military.
The midshipmen will face an Article 32 proceeding, similar to a preliminary hearing in civilian law. The hearing will kick off a process similar to a grand jury to determine if a general court-martial is warranted.
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The investigation was touched off by allegations of an incident at an off-campus party in April 2012 in Annapolis, Maryland, site of the elite school. The woman's attorney, Susan Burke, has said her client got drunk at the party and passed out.
"She woke up at the football house the next morning with little recall of what had occurred. She learned from friends and social media that three football players were claiming to have had sexual intercourse with her while she was incapacitated," Burke said in a statement late last month.
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By Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:09pm EDT
(Reuters) - Three U.S. Naval Academy football players have been charged with raping a female midshipman and making false statements, the school said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of sexual assault allegations in the U.S. military.
The midshipmen will face an Article 32 proceeding, similar to a preliminary hearing in civilian law. The hearing will kick off a process similar to a grand jury to determine if a general court-martial is warranted.
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The investigation was touched off by allegations of an incident at an off-campus party in April 2012 in Annapolis, Maryland, site of the elite school. The woman's attorney, Susan Burke, has said her client got drunk at the party and passed out.
"She woke up at the football house the next morning with little recall of what had occurred. She learned from friends and social media that three football players were claiming to have had sexual intercourse with her while she was incapacitated," Burke said in a statement late last month.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/us-usa-military-sexualassault-idUSBRE95I1N020130619