Army captain demoted for misconduct following sexual complaint during PNG posting

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A court martial demotes William Howieson to the rank of lieutenant, saying he discredited the Australian military by asking a medic to help him collect semen.

An army officer accused of discrediting the Australian military by asking a female medic to help him collect semen has been demoted and reprimanded at a court martial in Canberra.A court martial has demoted former army captain William Howieson to the rank of lieutenant

The court martial panel said the officer had been representing Australia overseas and had "breached army values"He had been the Australian liaison officer working with the Papua New Guinea defence force at the time of the APEC meeting in Port Moresby in 2018, when the incident happened.and announced the penalty today, saying his actions were a premeditated breach of trust — especially as he was representing Australia with a regional neighbour — and clearly violated army values.

She said Lieutenant Howieson had presented her with an unsigned doctor's note asking that she help him collect sperm in a bottle. She refused.

 

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CainTess I wonder what would have happened if he did that in an Aust clinic.

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Army captain cleared of indecency charges but guilty of misconduct after sexual allegationCaptain Michael Howieson may be jailed after a court martial found he had asked a female soldier to help him collect a semen sample. 'rolls eyes' No surprising.. I mean its not like the ADF not getting their way and charging you for something else just to save face..... No doubt about these Duntroon grads... class acts, if they're not killing unarmed civvies they're sexually harassing females...
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Army captain cleared of indecency charges but guilty of misconduct after sexual allegationCaptain Michael Howieson may be jailed after a court martial found he had asked a female soldier to help him collect a semen sample. 'rolls eyes' No surprising.. I mean its not like the ADF not getting their way and charging you for something else just to save face..... No doubt about these Duntroon grads... class acts, if they're not killing unarmed civvies they're sexually harassing females...
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