Sergeant to face court martial after sexual assault
The Defence Force member is charged with sexual assault at Finner Camp, outside Ballyshannon, Donegal. The incident is alleged to have occurred on September 15 last. The investigation was complete in December but has only come for a military hearing now, due to the numbers of witnesses involved.
The alleged assault was fully investigated by his commanding officer from the 28th battalion. The commanding officer of the Donegal sergeant’s unit took up the case after an initial complaint was investigated by the military police.