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USNS Arctic Command Party Rape Report Closed After Command and the Victim Declined to Continue.

A woman told NCIS she blacked out after a command Christmas party, woke in a motel room, saw a naked male body over her, and reported being penetrated against her will before passing out again. The OCR-damaged closure report says NCIS used a technical interview, briefed command, and closed the case after command declined further action and the reporting person signed a declination request.

RapeUSNS ArcticCommand PartyMotelAlcoholVictim Declined ParticipationCommand Declined Action

This page summarizes one Naval Criminal Investigative Service case file. The source PDF and optical character recognition transcript appear below so readers can compare the summary against the record.

Allegation
Rape
Location
USNS Arctic / Motel After Command Party
Key date
Reported June 2004
Outcome
Command and Victim Declined to Continue

What the NCIS File Says

A woman reported to NCIS Norfolk that she was raped after a command Christmas party connected to the USNS Arctic community. According to the OCR transcript, she said she became very intoxicated, blacked out after leaving a bar and grill with a man, woke in a motel room, saw a naked male body standing over her, and reported that he penetrated her against her will before she passed out again.

NCIS interviewed the reporting person and accused person and conducted a second interview using technical means at the NCIS Polygraph Site in Norfolk. The OCR is damaged and appears internally inconsistent about the polygraph result, so that detail should be checked against the PDF before publication.

The USNS Arctic officer-in-charge later told NCIS that, based on the investigation, command would not pursue the case further. The reporting person also decided not to continue and signed a declination request. NCIS closed the case after saying all logical leads had been exhausted.

Case Timeline

November 2003

The alleged rape occurred after a command Christmas party, according to OCR-rendered dates.

June 2004

The reporting person reported the allegation to NCIS Norfolk.

August 12, 2004

NCIS conducted a second interview using technical means.

August 17, 2004

Command told NCIS it would not pursue the case, and the reporting person signed a declination request.

September 20, 2004

NCIS closed the investigation.

Why This Record Matters

  • The file ties an off-ship motel-room rape report to a command social event and the USNS Arctic community.
  • The closure turned on command discretion and victim declination rather than a public trial or prosecution outcome.
  • OCR damage is significant enough that dates and polygraph language require PDF verification before final publication.

NCIS Source Document

This is the NCIS Report of Investigation for the USNS Arctic file. MLAA has preserved the source PDF, Bates range, and NCIS file number so readers can inspect the record directly.

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First page of the NCIS case file.

Source type
NCIS investigation file
Command or vessel
USNS ARCTIC (T-AOE 8)/4283A
NCIS file number
093JUNQ4-NFNF -0417-8FNA/C
Bates range
0091-0092
Source file length
2 pages
View NCIS Source PDF for Case 093JUNQ4-NFNF -0417-8FNA/C

Readable OCR Transcript

The transcript below reproduces the substantive report text from the NCIS file in readable form, including the executive summary when one appears in the source. Paragraph numbers come from the original report. Redactions are shown as [REDACTED]. Because the text was generated from OCR, verify exact quotations against the source PDF.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Investigation was initiated on 09Jun04, after [REDACTED] reported to NCISFO Norfolk, VA, and advised that she had been raped on 20Nov03, in [REDACTED]. According to [REDACTED] on 20Nov03, she attended a Command Christmas party, at _a Bar and Grill, in [REDACTED], with fellow command members. [REDACTED] advised that while she was at the party, she consumed several alcoholic beverages and became very intoxicated. Her Division Chief, [REDACTED], told [REDACTED], to make sure that she got back to the ship. According to [REDACTED] she blacked out after she left_the Bar and Grill with [REDACTED] and woke up in a motel room and saw [REDACTED] naked body standing over her. [REDACTED] then reported that [REDACTED] penetrated her vagina with his penis against her will, and then she passed out again [REDACTED] later interviewed by Reporting Agent (RA) and also submitted to a second interview utilizing technical means. As a result, it was determined that [REDACTED] was being truthful when he denied raping [REDACTED]

NARRATIVE

1. On 12Aug04 [REDACTED] reported to the NCIS Polygraph Site, Norfolk, VA and submitted to a second interview utilizing technical means, exhibit (8) pertains. Based on the findings of the polygraph examiner, it was determined that [REDACTED] was not being deceptive in his responses to relevant questions about the allegations against him.

2. On 13Aug04, RA telephonically contacted [REDACTED], Officer-in-Charge (OIC), USNS ARCTIC (T-AOE 8), and briefed him about the results of [REDACTED] polygraph examination. [REDACTED] advised that he would consult with th the Legal Department for the command, and then inform RA about the intentions of the command for the investigation. On 17Aug04 [REDACTED] telephonically contacted RA and advised that based on the findings of the NCIS investigation, he decided that the case should be closed [REDACTED] Gadded that he debriefed(t))[REDACTED] ¢) about the findings of the investigation, and inquired about whether or not she still wanted to pursue the case. (11[REDACTED] decided not to pursue the case any further at this time, and she signed a Declination Request, exhibit (9) pertains [REDACTED] also provided RA with a copy of the Convening Authority Decision of Record for the alleged rape case, exhibit (10) pertains.

3. All logical leads have been exhausted in this investigation, and the command has decided not to pursue the case any further. Therefore, the investigation is closed. [REDACTED] Special Agent, NCIS Polygraph Site, Norfolk, VA