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Navy Times: Academy football players face Article 32 for alleged assault

Navy Times talks to Protect Our Defenders’ partner, Susan Burke:

Vice Adm. Michael Miller, the superintendent of the Naval Academy, has
reviewed the investigation and referred the case to an Article 32
hearing, but charges have not yet been brought against the alleged
offenders, according to the official, who is familiar with the case
but would only speak on condition of anonymity. As a result, specific
charges and the names of the players have not been released.

The female alleges she went to an off-campus party at the football
house in April 2012, and became so intoxicated that she blacked out,
said her attorney, Susan Burke.

“She learned from friends and social media that three football players
were claiming to have had sexual intercourse with her while she was
incapacitated,” Burke said in a statement.

Read full article here.