![]() ![]() 'Making my way past, I brushed past and she turned around, put her hands on my chest and accused me of touching her and told me to get off her.' There wasn't much space at all - you had to move onto your side to get in between people. 'I would say there was about 80 people in the room I was in. 'There were parties of people plotted all around the room. 'I was heading towards the fire exit as it was the closest place in my vicinity to go for a smoke. Giving evidence, LCpl Ritchie said: 'Standing at the bar, I excused myself because I was going for a cigarette. LCpl Ritchie, a father of two from Belfast, denies sexual assaulting the woman, claiming that if any touching did occur, it was accidental and therefore not sexual. Lance Corporal Shane Ritchie, 26, is accused of cupping the bottom of his colleague after sliding his hand down her back ![]() Lance Corporal Shane Ritchie told a court martial the close proximity interaction occurred because there 'wasn't much space at all' as he tried to squeeze past her to go for a cigarette.Īt the Irish Guards' first regimental day celebration since the pandemic, the 26-year-old is accused of cupping the bottom of his colleague after sliding his hand down her back.Įarlier in the day, the regiment had welcomed the royal couple - then known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - as guests of honour for a traditional ceremony where Kate had presented sprigs of shamrock to members of the battalion on parade.īulford Military Court in Wiltshire has heard that after the celebrations at Mons Barracks in Aldershot, Hants, in March last year 'really drunk' LCpl Ritchie's 'creeping' hand grabbed the bottom of his fellow soldier. A British Army soldier has denied groping a female colleague's bottom at the after party of a St Patrick's Day parade attended by the Prince and Princess of Wales - claiming only his shoulder 'brushed' her. ![]()
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