How Men Became The Hidden Victims of Military Sexual Abuse

Between May 2015 and June 2024, five men faced 11 charges of buggery and two attempts of buggery – which was re-categorised as rape in 2003 – in court martials, with one found guilty. Offences committed before that time are still tried and sentenced according to the old law. There were 13 investigations into buggery in the same time period.

The MoD told openDemocracy that the Armed Forces take any allegation of rape or sexual assault very seriously and that complaints, including non-recent incidents, are investigated thoroughly.

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