A Royal defense force Police officer has been convicted of sexually assaulting a feminine soldier and threatening to sell naked pictures she had previously despatched him.
Lance Corporal Blake Hewer despatched the woman a message announcing 'nudes on the market' with two laughing face emojis and another saying 'there are photographs on my Snapchat'.
The female soldier told a court martial she changed into 'scared' with the aid of the threatening texts as LCpl Hewer changed into attempting to 'control her' and force her to communicate with him as she attempted to steer clear of contact.ÂÂ
in addition to threatening to distribute photos she had previously despatched him, he additionally sexually assaulted her by groping her over her denims whereas the pair were staring at tv.
LCpl Hewer, of 3 Royal defense force Police 158 Provost business, had denied sexual assault, claiming he without difficulty kissed her on the cheek to reassure her as she became ill.
but he become discovered responsible of sexual assault and dangerous to promote her nude photographs when he despatched the 'there are photographs on my Snapchat' message after previously pleading guilty to sending a text with intent to trigger misery relating to the 'nudes on the market' message.
he is set to be sentenced on November 18.
LCpl Hewer's sexual assault case become heard at Bulford military courtroom in Wiltshire (pictured)
throughout the trial, prosecutor Graham Coombes instructed the hearing: '[LCpl Hewer] despatched her a text saying 'nudes for sale' with two laughing face emojis.
'The textual content was a threatening message on the subject of him selling nude pictures he had of her.
'[He sent another text] saying 'ngl (not going to lie) there are pictures on my Snapchat.'
'that is one other possibility to suggest he's going to sell or distribute nude photographs of her if she doesn't do what he wants her to do.'
The pair had been conversing about objects belonging to LCpl Hewer - including Jack Wills outfits, some trucks and Harry Potter tickets - when he despatched her the text reminding her he had pictures of her on his mobilephone.
The girl had prior to now sent him nude photos, the court heard.
Mr Coombes noted the feminine soldier changed into unwell when LCpl Hewer groped her and this incident took area within three months of one of his threatening text messages .
Mr Coombes observed: 'They had been both sat on the couch gazing tv and he or she will say LCpl Hewer tried to kiss her however she moved her face away, not expecting it.
'She then iced up as LCpl Hewer kept making an attempt to kiss her and she or he grew to become her head away.
'He moved his hand against her vagina and rubbed it with his hand on her jeans.'
The woman instructed the courtroom: 'He began to are attempting and kiss me. i was not kissing him again and that i don't know how he did not get that I didn't are looking to do it.
'I talked about "no" after slightly as it took time to clock what turned into going on.
'Then he got funny concerning the fact i was telling him to get off me. Then he went after that once I told him to get out.'
The la dy mentioned LCpl Hewer, who was based mostly at Bulford Camp, Wilts, changed into sending her the threatening messages in a bid to handle her and get her to speak to him once again as she become avoiding speakme to him.
She mentioned: '[I thought] he became simply saying [about the nudes] to scare me. That turned into his approach of getting handle of me as a result of I could not do anything.ÂÂ
'He become the use of [the photos] towards me.
'It scared me as a result of if I didn't do what he says and keep speaking to him he may additionally do whatever thing and i did not are looking to chance that.
'He is aware of people I work with. How embarrassing is that and it is frightening.'ÂÂ
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