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New sex scandals hit Australian defence force

by Agence France-Presse
January 12, 2012
in Defense Geopolitics News
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The Australian military was rocked Thursday by more sex scandals, including allegations of assault, child porn, rape and drug-dealing within its ranks.

Documents obtained by Channel Seven News under the Freedom of Information Act detail what it called “ongoing, often major, breaches of discipline in Australia’s armed forces”.

It said more than 100 incidents had been reported in the past year, from weapons mishaps to sexual assault, especially in the Navy where allegations of misconduct on four warships are being investigated.

Among them, alleged sexual assaults on HMAS Newcastle and HMAS Diamantina have been passed to police.

The documents, referred to as the “Hot Issues Brief”, say a senior officer on the HMAS Success was reported to police for video-taping sexual encounters he had with junior sailors.

Seven months earlier, a female sailor aboard the same vessel claimed she had been indecently assaulted during a port visit to Singapore by a male shipmate.

On HMAS Toowoomba, a female sailor complained of indecent assault, bullying, and harassment, including a so-called “Beer Bounty” being placed on her: free beer for the first sailor to have sex with the woman.

Seven News said the documents also contained “a handful of child porn charges, drug dealing, and rape allegations”.

Other media reported they included a soldier charged with rape and stalking, while a corporal was found dead ahead of a scheduled court appearance on child exploitation charges.

The revelations add to the military’s unwanted reputation with the Australian Defence Force stung in recent years by a string of allegations, some decades old, of abusive and sexist behaviour in its ranks.

The defence force said it has “no tolerance for misconduct or security breaches”.

“Defence is a large organization with a diverse workforce of almost 103,000 military and civilian members,” it said in a statement.

“An organization is measured in how it responds to such allegations. Defence has responded promptly to these incidents, including referring criminal matters to relevant civil authorities.”

Claims against the defence force came to a head last year with a report into incidents on board the supply ship HMAS Success in 2009 finding a sexually predatory and boozy culture, concealed through silence and fear.

This was followed by a high-profile case of an 18-year-old female cadet who went to the media saying she had sex with a fellow defence academy classmate who allegedly broadcast the encounter on Skype so his friends could watch.

Adding to defence force woes, a senior naval officer was last month jailed for repeatedly spanking a junior female sailor in what he claimed was a test of her discipline and obedience.

Defence Minister Stephen Smith said the government had completed five reviews into defence force culture, covering the use of alcohol, social media, personal conduct, management of incidents and women’s leadership pathways.

“Defence is in the final stages of methodically considering the recommendations in the reports and is preparing a detailed implementation plan,” he said.

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