Tuesday 24 May 2022 01:28 PM Army corporal grabbed junior female soldier's breasts, court hears trends now
A British Army corporal allegedly groped a junior female soldier and called her a 'spoilsport' when she refused to send him naked photos in the shower after physical training, a court martial has heard.
Corporal Phillip Marshall-Nichols is accused of grabbing the female Private's breasts after she had asked him to help find information on a computer system, pestering her for naked photos, and 'grinding' his groin into her bottom as he was leaving a room after making a cup of tea.
The army corporal of 16 Medical Regiment - who is nicknamed 'two dads' due to his double-barrel surname - denies two counts of sexual assault.
Bulford Military Court heard Cpl Marshall-Nichols and the young private were stationed at an Army barracks in Colchester, Essex. They had a purely professional relationship, the court heard, and had known each other for at least a year before an incident in December 2020.
The alleged victim told the court she had been talking to a male soldier when Cpl Marshall-Nichols paused behind her and 'grinded' his penis into her bottom as he left the room.
Pictured: Corporal Phillip Marshall-Nichols at Bulford Military Court Centre
The woman said: 'I was in the break room with [another private]. Cpl Marshall-Nichols was making a brew. At one point he moved to leave the room, and as he passed me he stopped and grinded his d**k into my a**e, left to right.
'He didn't say anything and it didn't go on for long, but I could feel his penis.'
The other soldier in the room at the
