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Four Trainees Alleged Assault; 16 Reports at Harrogate Army College

8/6/2026

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Four female trainees alleged sexual assault, harassment and rape by junior soldiers at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate.
North Yorkshire Police recorded 16 sexual-offence reports linked to the college in the year to June.
Ministry of Defence data show 176 complaints of inappropriate sexual behaviour from Jan 2018 to June 2025.
The college, training 889 recruits including 70 female junior soldiers, was condemned by an Army spokesperson as unacceptable and criminal.

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Four female trainees alleged sexual assault, harassment and rape by junior soldiers at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate.
North Yorkshire Police recorded 16 sexual-offence reports linked to the college in the year to June.
Ministry of Defence data show 176 complaints of inappropriate sexual behaviour from Jan 2018 to June 2025.
The college, training 889 recruits including 70 female junior soldiers, was condemned by an Army spokesperson as unacceptable and criminal.