Navy captain 'raped cadet after drunken nights out' court martial hears
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mirror.co.ukA Royal Navy ship’s captain raped a drunken cadet on two occasions after boozy nights out, a court martial heard. Lieutenant Rhys Christie allegedly raped the woman when she was so drunk that she had “no memory” when she woke.
On the first occasion she allegedly heard Lt Christie say “you were asking for it” and claimed the 28-year-old forced himself on her.
The court heard colleagues tried to take her back to the ship but the officer insisted on taking her to his room. Lt Christie, 28, then commanding Edinburgh-based HMS Archer, stands accused of five counts of rape on two occasions.
The prosecution claimed the pair had consensual sex in between the two occasions but that her consent then was not a “blanket” consent.
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