British Army Major Arrested for Groping
LONDON, Oct. 3 (UPI)
A major in the British army has been arrested after he allegedly groped a male soldier under his command, military sources said.
The sources said the major was arrested after witnesses reported seeing him touching one of his men in a sexual fashion, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday.
An army source said the incident, which occurred while the regiment was in Cyprus for a “decompression” period after a six-month tour in Afghanistan, appeared to be consensual but army rules bar officers from engaging in sexual activities with subordinates.
“This is one of the biggest sex scandals we’ve ever known,” an army source told The Sun. “It’s unprecedented for a major to be arrested over something like this.”
“The fact it was an allegation of gay sex makes it even more embarrassing. And the fact it’s the (paratroopers), the toughest of the tough, makes it more shameful still,” the source said.
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I think if this is true the major should have a punishment.
But come on how many time does this happen?? Now we hear it because it is a ‘gay’ man. I wonder how many female soldiers had and still have those problems.