Former submarine commander facing court martial over drug-fuelled sex assault claims
Incident is the latest in a string of scandals to rock the Navy
SUB SEX RAP Former submarine commander facing court martial over drug-fuelled sex assault claims
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A FORMER submarine commander is facing court martial over claims of a drug-fuelled sex assault on a subordinate.
Lt Cdr John Cursiter was charged with possessing illegal drugs, sexual assault and false imprisonment.
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The ex-deputy commander of nuke-armed HMS Vanguard could face up to five years' jail.
We revealed in 2022 he was marched off base at HMNB Devonport after a complaint was lodged.
The officer, of Balloch, west Dunbartonshire, previously told The Sun in 2011 his hubby ended their marriage as his job led to long separations.
The Royal Navy said: 'We're closely monitoring the legal proceedings.'
It is the latest in a string of scandals to rock the Navy.
They include 21 sailors sacked for 'intolerable' sexual abuse, mostly while on submarines.
The Sun revealed that the former First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key was suspended over an alleged affair in May.
And a former submarine captain was sacked for making a sex-tape while in command of nuclear weapons.
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