An investigation has been launched into alleged sex assaults and harassment in the Royal Navy. The probe has been ordered by the head of the submarine service amid reports that a "rape list" of female personnel was compiled.
The claims were branded as "abhorrent" by Admiral Sir Ben Key, the First Sea Lord. He pledged that anyone discovered to be culpable will be held to account irrespective of their rank.
The abuse is said to have been rife across the submarine service since its long-standing ban on female recruits came to an end in 2011, the Daily Mail reported. The paper quotes Sophie Brook, 30, the first female warfare officer in the service and once tipped to captain a sub, as saying the fleet is "no place for women" and claiming she was harassed by senior officers.
