Photo: RNZA Navy sailor has been sentenced to two years at a military correctional facility and has been dismissed from service, after being found guilty of three serious sexual assault and violation charges. A court martial has taken place at the Devonport Navy Base in Auckland. Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral David Proctor, said the man, who has interim name suppression, had caused significant harm to his victims and had brought the Navy into disrepute. He said he was committed to ensuring personnel have a safe and respectful workplace, free from harmful and inappropriate behaviour. The defendant denied the assaults, as well as a third indecent assault on a third woman in a taxi last August.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 03, 2021 05:48 UTC