A New Zealand soldier has pleaded guilty to four of the eight charges he is facing.
The young man, who has interim name suppression, is being trialled at a Court Martial at Linton Military Camp in Manawatū.
The alleged offending took place at an event held at the military camp’s onsite bar on August 1, 2022, against three civilian women who were staff working there.
In her opening statement, Crown Prosecutor Lieutenant Letitia Smith said the soldier was drunk and “became intoxicated… the civilian bartender refused to serve him any more alcohol… she cut him off”, she said.
The eight charges include five charges of indecent assault, two charges of intimidation, and one charge of insubordinate behaviour.