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Midshipman’s assault case survives defense challenge
A military judge is keeping the sexual assault case against a former Naval Academy football player alive following a motion by his lawyers that could have ended the trial.
Woman in Naval Academy sex assault case testifies
The woman at the center of a sexual case against a former Naval Academy football player has testified that the midshipman "kind of laughed" when she asked him if they had sex at an alcohol-fueled party.
CNN, CBS don’t want court to get unaired footage in Navy case
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for CBS and CNN told a military judge on Tuesday that they shouldn’t have to turn over unaired portions of interviews the networks conducted with a woman at the center of a sexual assault case that involved three U.S. Naval Academy football players. Attorneys for the one former player currently facing charges […]
March court-martial for Naval Academy midshipman
WASHINGTON — The court-martial of a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman accused in a sexual assault case is now scheduled to begin in March after a military judge agreed to delay the proceeding, which had been scheduled for February. A military judge on Monday said the court-martial, the military’s equivalent of a trial, for Joshua Tate […]
Charges being dropped in Naval Academy sexual assault case
ANNAPOLIS — A U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen accused in a sexual assault case will not face charges, the school announced Friday, leaving just one of three original defendants in the case remaining. A Naval Academy spokesman said charges against Midshipman Eric Graham of Eight Mile, Ala., were dismissed following a recommendation from prosecutors. Prosecutors initially […]
Attorney seeks records in USNA sexual assault case
ANNAPOLIS — An attorney for the woman at the center of a sexual assault case involving two U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen is asking the academy’s superintendent to release records from court proceedings. Ryan Guilds sent an email on Tuesday to Vice Adm. Michael Miller, who is the convening authority in the case, noting it would […]
Naval academy chief discusses sexual assault case
ANNAPOLIS — The U.S. Naval Academy superintendent said Monday that he decided to court-martial two midshipmen in a sexual assault case against a military judge’s recommendation because it is his duty to make sure the charges are fully examined. Vice Adm. Michael Miller decided in October to court-martial Midshipman Eric Graham on a charge of […]
Bush allowed to graduate from U.S. Naval Academy
ANNAPOLIS — A U.S. Naval Academy football player who was accused in a sexual assault case but ultimately won’t face a trial has graduated. A Naval Academy spokeswoman confirmed Monday that Tra’ves Bush of Johnston, S.C., graduated Thursday. Bush had enough credits to graduate last spring. But the sexual assault case against him and two […]
Navy investigator says case against mids ‘difficult’ to prove
ANNAPOLIS — Military prosecutors have the “difficult, if not impossible,” task of proving two former U.S. Naval Academy football players sexually assaulted a midshipman because the woman’s contradictory and misleading testimony damaged her credibility, according to an investigating officer’s report obtained by The Associated Press. The case is further complicated by the f[...]
Court-martial date set in Naval Academy sexual assault case
WASHINGTON — A court-martial has been scheduled for February for a U.S. Naval Academy student accused of aggravated sexual assault. Midshipman Josh Tate appeared at an arraignment Monday at the Washington Navy Yard. The court-martial is scheduled to begin Feb. 10. The case stems from an April 2012 party at an off-campus house in Annapolis. […]
Blue Angels scheduled to return to Annapolis
ANNAPOLIS — The U.S. Naval Academy says the Blue Angels are scheduled to return to Annapolis for next year’s graduation. The Navy has announced the popular flight demonstration team will have a full schedule for the 2014 season. The academy announced Tuesday that the school is on the Blue Angels’ schedule. The commissioning week airshow […]
Bias alleged in Naval Academy case
ANNAPOLIS — A lawyer for a U.S. Naval Academy student accused of sexual assault is asking a federal judge to remove the superintendent from deciding who will serve on a court-martial panel that will decide the case. Jason Ehrenberg, an attorney for Midshipman Josh Tate, wrote in a court filing submitted Tuesday night that Vice […]
