Eight in 10 rape charges tried by UK military courts end without conviction
by Daniel Boffey from World news | The Guardian on (#65CQ5)
Only 11 out of 53 charges of rape heard by service justice system in past three years led to guilty charges
A scandal over sexual abuse in the submarine service has deepened as it emerged that eight in 10 rape charges tried by military court martial over the past three years ended without conviction.
The service justice system heard 53 charges of rape between 2019 and 2021, of which just 11 ended in guilty charges, according to Ministry of Defence figures.
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