Listen up! Australian defence force hit by new sex scandal ...jaysus
Documents obtained by Channel Seven News under the Freedom of Information Act detail what it called "ongoing, often major, breaches of discipline inAustralia'sArmed forces"
From weapons mishaps to sexual assault, It said more than 100 incidents had been reported in the last year, especially in the Navy where allegations of misconduct on four warships are being investigated
Among them, alleged sexual assaults on HMAS Newcastle and HMAS Diamantina have been referred to police
Detail a female sailor aboard HMAS Success claiming she had been indecently assaulted during a port visit to Singapore by a male shipmate, referred to as the "Hot Issues Brief", The documents
A senior officer on the same vessel was reported to police for videotaping sexual encounters he had with junior sailors, Seven months later
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Other incidents include a female civilian who was reportedly assaulted at the Royal Military College at Duntroon and two teenagers who were found living with a soldier at Sydney's Holsworthy army base for two weeks
And rape allegations", Seven News said the documents also contained "a handful of child porn charges, drug dealing, without going into details
The revelations add to the unwanted reputation the military has gained with the Australian Defence Force stung in recent years by a string of allegations, of abusive and sexist behaviour in its ranks, some decades old
Concealed through silence and fear, Claims against the defence force came to a head last year with a report into incidents on board the supply ship HMAS Success in 2009 finding a sexually predatory and boozy culture
This was followed by a high-profile case of an 18-year-old female cadet who went to the media saying she had sex with a fellow defence academy classmate who allegedly broadcast the encounter on Skype so his friends could watch
Including one into the treatment of women in the armed forces that in November reported "widespread low-level sexual harassment" at Australia's premier military college, That incident sparked several inquiries
In a statement, the Australian Defence Force said it has "no tolerance for misconduct or security breaches"
"An organisation is measured in how it responds to such allegations," it said in reaction to the Channel Seven report
". Including referring criminal matters to relevant civil authorities, "Defence has responded promptly to these incidents
