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Defence lawyer of navy lieutenant charged with rape questions complainant's motives

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. RNZ is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 22 Sept 2026, 03:25 UTC. The headline in use is “Defence lawyer of navy lieutenant charged with rape questions complainant's motives”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

What we know

At a court martial hearing at the Devonport Naval Base the defence asked why the complainant continued to have a relationship with the accused, and whether their break-up motivated her accusations.

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