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| Navy petty officer in rape trial | |
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| A Royal Navy petty officer is to face a trial accused of raping a female sailor while on board a warship - thought to be the first case of its kind. | |
| Chief Petty Officer Phillip Coates did not attend a preliminary hearing at HMS Nelson in Portsmouth, Hants, on Monday. | Chief Petty Officer Phillip Coates did not attend a preliminary hearing at HMS Nelson in Portsmouth, Hants, on Monday. |
| The medical assistant is charged with rape aboard a Royal Navy ship while in the Mediterranean in March last year. | The medical assistant is charged with rape aboard a Royal Navy ship while in the Mediterranean in March last year. |
| It is said to be the first alleged rape of a female sailor, excluding submarines, since women went to sea. | It is said to be the first alleged rape of a female sailor, excluding submarines, since women went to sea. |
| The case, which is likely to involve a visit of the ship involved, has been adjourned for the trial in March. | The case, which is likely to involve a visit of the ship involved, has been adjourned for the trial in March. |