The Armed Forces minister has said he is “sorry and embarrassed” as he condemned a video appearing to show paratroopers participating in an orgy at a military base. James Heappey described the clip, which was said to capture a number of soldiers having sex with a woman, as “disgraceful”.
The Times reported that the woman, a civilian, may have been smuggled into Merville Barracks in Colchester, where the video is said to have been filmed. The troops, who are said to be from 16 Air Assault Brigade, are now under military police investigation over the alleged orgy.
Mr Heappey told ITV’s Peston on Wednesday: “I am aware of that clip and it is disgraceful and people sort of say what, it was consensual, that doesn’t matter. The Army is an employer for both men and women.
