An Army instructor has been cleared of sexually assaulting a female officer cadet at Sandhurst while she was playing a piano. Staff Sergeant Dean Foster was alleged to have thrust his groin into the waist of the trainee officer and kissed her face while she was playing the instrument.
The cadet, who can't be named for legal reasons, said she felt the married instructor had 'pressured' her into drinking wine with him and claimed she 'froze' as he allegedly attacked her. However, following a three-day trial, SSgt Foster was cleared of the piano sex assault at world-famous Sandhurst Military Academy, where Prince William and Harry both attended.
SSgt Foster denied ever pressing his groin into the woman and claimed he rejected her offer of a 'not-innocent' hug. However, the married instructor admitted he made a 'mistake' by opening a bottle of wine and drinking with the cadet, which is against Sandhurst rules.
