A QUEEN’S Guard has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting two young recruits in a sick initiation ritual.
The pair, on their second day in the Coldstream Guards, were allegedly abused with a sex toy yards from Windsor Castle.
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Army top brass revealed that a Queen's guard was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two young recruits, just yards from Windsor Castle Credit: Ian Whittaker - The Sun 2
Army top brass confirmed a guardsman had been arrested and suspended Credit: Reuters
Army top brass confirmed a guardsman had been arrested and suspended and an investigation had begun.
The unit, the oldest continuously serving regiment in the Army, is based at Victoria Barracks close to Windsor Castle, Berks.
Part of the Household Division, its soldiers provide ceremonial guards across the royal palaces as well as frontline infantry troops.
The incident comes just months after defence bosses disbanded an RAF unit in which an airman was allegedly sexually assaulted with a mortar tube in another twisted initiation ceremony.
An Army source told The Sun: “The Army is under huge pressure to stamp this sort of behaviour out.
“The RAF were swift and ruthless in dealing with this sort of behaviour and had the right response.
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The Army is under huge pressure to stamp this sort of behaviour out.
An Army source
“But the Coldstream Guards is the oldest regiment in the Army and you can’t just get rid of them overnight.”
It comes as the regiment’s most senior soldier, Sgt Maj Kirtland Gill, faces trial next year accused of conspiracy to sell or transfer ammo and possessing a prohibited weapon.
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