Army shooter who denies sexually assaulting coworker is “100% positive” she consented

A British Army sharpshooter said in court martial that he is “100% confident” the sleeping female comrade granted permission before he sexually assaulted her after they attended a fellow soldier’s burial.

The lady, according to Fusilier Jack Laing, “certainly instigated it” and they had been cuddling in a “freezing” chilly chamber before she “directed” his hand towards her crotch region.

The lady “scooted” her bottom into him twice while they lay there, the 22-year-old said, which he saw as a “obvious move.”

He claimed that the subsequent personal contact was consensual and that she must have been “enjoying it” given her constant groaning.

Yesterday, witnesses testified at Bulford Military Court in Wiltshire that the lady was “locked” in terror during the drunken assault that followed the remembrance of their fallen soldier.

She said during the court that she first believed her partner was having sex with her when she woke up with a “pleasurable” sensation and “butterflies in my stomach.”

She later understood, however, that Fusilier Laing had been “taking advantage” of her as she slept on a yoga mat on the floor.

The court martial was informed that the alleged victim, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has been experiencing “nightmares” as a result of the event and has been unable to sleep.

After joining her in the spare room of her apartment after a few drinks to honor the life of their late comrade, Fusilier Laing of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers reportedly groped the lady inappropriately.

She joined him on the floor to sleep, but he insists that it was consensual and that he was in the spare room before the complaint.

He testified before the court martial, saying, “We were back to back, facing away from each other.”

We were all really exhausted, so it wouldn’t have taken long to fall asleep.

According to Fusilier Laing, the two did not engage in sexual intercourse until the morning.

The alarm went off at 6.50 am, he continued. At seven in the morning, a second alarm went off.

“When I woke up, we were facing one other. She clicked the snooze button on the alarm, which I saw her do.

She responded, “Good morning,” to my greeting. When I inquired about her sleep, she said, “Yeah, okay.”

She responded to my query by saying she was 100% confident he was right that she was awake.

“I told her I slept well,” I said. I think I asked, “Isn’t it chilly in here?” She was wide awake despite being sleepy and foggy.

She turned over and grabbed hold of my arm. I then completed the embrace by placing my left arm beneath her. I assumed she was hugging me to stay warm.

‘At that time, I believed she was becoming comfortable because she slid her bum towards my crotch region.

She repeated the action 30 seconds later, and at that time, I believed it to be a straightforward maneuver.

We were hugging, so I began caressing her arm since I took it as an invitation.

It was a “natural course of events,” according to Fusilier Laing, to go from her arm to her leg and finally her crotch.

The soldier stated that he never engaged in sexual activity without permission, that she had “certainly begun it,” and that he was “100% positive” he had her consent.

He contests one accusation of penetration-based sexual assault. The trial goes on.

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