Navy sailor sentenced to two years of military detention for sexual assaults
Both women told the accused to stop, but he didn’t. On Saturday, Judge Kevin Riordan sentenced the man to two years detention in the Services Correctional Establishment (SCE). He was also dismissed from the Navy. Caroline Williams/Stuff The court martial oversees cases where a breach of military discipline or other offences may have occurred. Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral David Proctor, said the sailor had “caused significant harm to his victims and brought the Royal New Zealand Navy into disrepute”. Earlier in the week, prosecutor Captain Grace Blanks said the case was about a “fa...