Los Angeles Times: Two Navy football players to face court-martial on sex charges
The Los Angeles Times reports:
In September, the woman was questioned for about 30 hours over several days by defense attorneys who grilled her about her sexual habits and whether she wore a bra. She was even questioned – despite frequent objections from prosecutors — about how wide she opened her mouth during oral sex and whether that indicated she was consenting to the sexual activity. The female midshipman was also asked if she had apologized to another sex partner “for being a ho.”
The case infuriated partisans who argued that the military system of criminal justice was unable to deal with sexual assault cases and allowed lawyers to put the victim on trial. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, (D-N.Y.) was among the lawmakers continuing to push to change the current system.
The Navy case also comes as the number of sexual assaults in the military has grown to about 26,000 a year, up from the 19,000 two years earlier.
