Married British army officer denies raping servicewoman 'too drunk to consent' after UN event

The complainant says Tomkins' "overpowered" her and she was also too drunk to consent to sex.

A married British Army officer accused of raping a drunk subordinate servicewoman had stopped drinking during the night but encouraged waiters to fill her glass, a court martial in the US was told.

Lieutenant Colonel Benedict Tomkins, 49, of Defence, Equipment and Support, allegedly attacked the woman after a dinner and free bar at a United Nations event in Uganda.