Why US military prosecutes alleged rapes of women in UK as ‘sexual assaults’
Tyrion Davis (left) and Jacob Wulfson, two servicemen whose cases were handed over to US military authorities by British police. Illustration: Guardian Design/GettyView image in fullscreenTyrion Davis (left) and Jacob Wulfson, two servicemen whose cases were handed over to US military authorities by British police. Whether or not a victim was intoxicated is not relevant; the law centres on whether the alleged victim consented to the sexual act.In contrast, under article 120 of the UCMJ, a rape charge requires the prosecution to prove that the defendant, without consent, used force or administered an intoxicant.
- ▪Tyrion Davis (left) and Jacob Wulfson, two servicemen whose cases were handed over to US military authorities by British police.
- ▪Illustration: Guardian Design/GettyView image in fullscreenTyrion Davis (left) and Jacob Wulfson, two servicemen whose cases were handed over to US military authorities by British police.
- ▪Whether or not a victim was intoxicated is not relevant; the law centres on whether the alleged victim consented to the sexual act.In contrast, under article 120 of the UCMJ, a rape charge requires the prosecution to prove that the defendan
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Tyrion Davis (left) and Jacob Wulfson, two servicemen whose cases were handed over to US military authorities by British police. Illustration: Guardian Design/GettyView image in fullscreenTyrion Davis (left) and Jacob Wulfson, two servicemen whose cases were handed over to US military authorities by British police. Illustration: Guardian Design/GettyBase justiceUK criminal justiceAnalysisWhy US military prosecutes alleged rapes of women in UK as ‘sexual assaults’Louisa Loveluck and Harry DaviesExperts say lower-severity charges for American service personnel are deepening traumatic impact on survivorsWed 29 Jul 2026 05.00 EDTLast modified on Wed 29 Jul 2026 05.01 EDTShareAmerican service personnel accused of rape on British soil are being charged with lesser offences by their military…
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