Washington Post: Sex-assault case against former Navy football player may be dismissed
The Washington Post reports:
Military prosecutors on Thursday plan to seek the dismissal of sexual-assault charges against a former Navy football player who is scheduled to go on trial this month, attorneys for the alleged victim said Wednesday.
In recent days, prosecutors have informed attorneys for the accuser, a female midshipman in her final year at the U.S. Naval Academy, that they plan to submit a report to the academy’s superintendent, Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller, recommending that the government drop its case against Midshipman Eric Graham of Eight Mile, Ala.
Graham is one of three midshipmen initially charged in the case, which has helped focus attention on the military’s handling of sexual assaults. President Obama recently signed into law a defense bill that changes the role of military commanders in such matters, including ending their authority to overturn convictions in rape and other sexual-assault cases.
