Female sailor faces charge of groping male colleagues
April 30th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANSMelbourne, April 30 (IANS) A female sailor on an Australian ship who allegedly groped her male colleagues after a drinking binge is facing a probe.
The female sailor on the HMAS Success went on a binge in Singapore during a port visit this month. She became very drunk and began publicly groping her male colleagues, couriermail.com.au reported.
One of the men filed a complaint following which the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Investigation Service launched an investigation.
“We take any instances of inappropriate behaviour seriously,” a statement quoted Defence Force chief Angus Houston as saying.
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