British Lance Corporal ‘raped woman serving with UK forces in Cyprus’

A British Army lance corporal has been charged with raping a woman serving in British Forces Cyprus. The allegation is being investigated by the Defence Serious Crime Command with Service Police partners; the charge does not establish guilt.

Nicholas Horne, of the 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, was arrested on 19 October and charged on 23 October. He has been remanded in custody pending a court-martial hearing. The case comes amid wider scrutiny of sexual misconduct in the armed forces, including a survey cited in the article in which nearly two-thirds of women respondents reported lewd behaviour by colleagues.