Judge calls for ban on drunken parties in UK armed forces after rape case

Pattern of criminal behaviour seems to be emerging, says judge as another sailor is jailed for raping a colleague

A judge has called for a ban on parties in the armed forces involving excessive drinking after a Royal Navy sailor was jailed for raping a female colleague following a party at a hotel.

The judge said a pattern of criminal behaviour seemed to be emerging and asked military chiefs to consider finding a way of clamping down on drink-fuelled parties that end with colleagues bunking down together.