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Burnham court martial: Staff sergeant Jeremy Boyd guilty of indecent assault
14 Apr, 2021 12:00 AM
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Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps staff sergeant Jeremy Leslie Boyd denied the charges. Photo / George Heard
Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps staff sergeant Jeremy Leslie Boyd denied the charges. Photo / George Heard
A New Zealand Defence Force soldier has been found guilty of groping a female subordinate at a function.
Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps staff sergeant Jeremy Leslie Boyd denied a September 22, 2016 indecent assault at Burnham Military Camp, 30km south of Christchurch.
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The senior non-commissioned officer faced a court martial at Burnham Military Camp outside Christchurch after being charged under the Crimes Act 1961 – with an alternative accusation of common assault.
A platoon sergeant has been found guilty of indecent assault after he groped a subordinate during a staff function at Burnham Military Camp near Christchurch.
The victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was Boyd’s subordinate when the alleged incidents took place. She testified on Monday that Boyd made a sexually inappropriate remark to her while they were alone in a computer room in the military camp in 2015. The complainant said this escalated to an assault on September 22, 2016, when Boyd approached her in a bar after a formal staff function, squeezed her breast for a few seconds, and then walked away. The woman said she was angry at Boyd’s actions and approached him a few minutes later and used the back of her hand to hit him in the groin. She said Boyd winced and crouched over after she hit him.