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USNS Mercy Hotel-Room Assault Report Went to Court-Martial. The Accused Was Acquitted.

A USNS Mercy-related reporting person told NCIS she was sexually assaulted after accompanying a man to a hotel room in Roxas City, Philippines. The accused invoked counsel, was placed on legal hold, and later faced General Court-Martial, where he was found not guilty on all charges.

Sexual AssaultUSNS MercyPhilippinesHotel RoomArticle 32General Court-MartialAcquittal

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Allegation

Sexual Assault

Location

USNS Mercy / Roxas City Hotel

Key date

Incident July 19, 2015

Outcome

Acquitted at General Court-Martial

What the NCIS File Says

A USNS Mercy-related reporting person told NCIS that while in Roxas City, Philippines, a man asked her to accompany him to his hotel room at the San Antonio Resort. She described kissing him consensually in the vehicle, then reported that he sexually assaulted her after they arrived at the room.

The report became unrestricted after she returned to Bremerton, Washington. NCIS attempted a pretext phone call and interrogation, but the accused invoked his right to counsel. He was placed on legal hold, and the case proceeded to an Article 32 hearing and then General Court-Martial.

The General Court-Martial was held in October 2016, and the accused was found not guilty on all charges. NCIS later received the results of trial and Sexual Assault Disposition Report and closed the case.

Case Timeline

July 19, 2015

The alleged sexual assault occurred at a hotel in Roxas City, Philippines.

September 8, 2015

NCIS was notified of the unrestricted report.

September 11, 2015

The reporting person was interviewed.

May 17, 2016

An Article 32 hearing was held.

October 11-14, 2016

A General Court-Martial was held.

January 16, 2017

NCIS closed the investigation.

Why This Record Matters

Unlike many files in the archive, this case proceeded to General Court-Martial.
The final legal outcome was not guilty on all charges.
The extracted closure report summarizes but does not reproduce the earlier interim reports, exhibits, or trial record.

NCIS Source Document

This is the NCIS Report of Investigation for the USNS Mercy 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 MERCY (T-AH 19) /21636
NCIS file number: 11SEP15-NWBG-00288-8SNA/C
Bates range: 0100-0101
Source file length: 2 pages

View NCIS Source PDF for Case 11SEP15-NWBG-00288-8SNA/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. On 08Sep15, NCISRA Bangor, WA, was notified that(u[REDACTED] yCcyhad made an unrestricted report of a sexual assault. On 11Sep15,(h[REDACTED] jwas interviewed at NCISRA Bangor. According to [REDACTED] 19Jul15, while in Roxas City, Philippines, [REDACTED] asked(u[REDACTED] accompany him to his hotel room located at the San Antonio Resort . (li)[REDACTED] kissed[REDACTED]while they were in the vehicle, which(y[REDACTED]described as consensual. Upon arrival to the hotel room, [REDACTED] sexually assaulted [REDACTED] Upon returning to Bremerton, WA, [REDACTED] ymade an unrestricted report of the alleged incident. A pre-text phone call and the interrogation of[REDACTED] ywere attempted; however, [REDACTED] invoked his right to retain counsel .(h[REDACTED] ¢)has been placed on legal hold. An Article 32 hearing was held on 17May16. A General Court-martial (GCM) was held and[REDACTED] Cywas found not guilty on all charges. On 06Jan17 [REDACTED], USNS Mercy (T-AH 9), provided RA with the Sexual Assault Disposition Report (SADR) for [REDACTED] This investigation is closed.

NARRATIVE

1. This reactive investigation was initiated pursuant to suspected violations of Article 120 (Sexual Assault) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

2. On 006Jan17, [REDACTED] JAGC, USN, Region Legal Service Office Southwest, provided Reporting Agent (RA) with the Results of Trial (ROT) for [REDACTED] According to the ROT, [REDACTED] found not guilty on all charges during his General Court-martial (GCM) held between 11-14Oct16. Exhibit (28) pertains.

3. On 06Jan17, [REDACTED], USNS Mercy (T-AH 9), provided RA with the Sexual Assault Disposition Report (SADR) for [REDACTED] According to the SADR, [REDACTED] found not guilty on all charges during his GCM. Exhibit (29) pertains.

4. On 16Jan17 [REDACTED] JAGC, USN, Victim's Legal Counsel (VLC), were briefed on the status of this investigation. A R-84 Final Disposition Report was not completed as no probable cause was established to submit fingerprint cards. This investigation is closed.