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Drunk Man Climbed Onto a Woman's Bed While USNS Able Was in Port. The Case Ended With an Assault Reprimand.

At White Beach in Okinawa, a woman connected to USNS Able reported that a drunk man got on top of her in bed, said he wanted sex, and tried to kiss her before she pushed him away. Senior trial counsel recommended no Article 120 court-martial action for lack of probable cause, but command found the man guilty of assault at mast and issued a written reprimand.

Abusive Sexual ContactUSNS AbleForeign PortShore FacilityAdministrative ActionMilitary Protective Order

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Allegation

Abusive Sexual Contact

Location

White Beach, Okinawa / USNS Able

Key date

Alleged June 4, 2014

Outcome

No Article 120 Court-Martial; Assault Reprimand At Mast

What the NCIS File Says

A woman connected to USNS Able reported that while the ship was in port at White Beach, Okinawa, a drunk man flopped onto her while she was lying in bed, said he wanted sex, and tried to kiss her.

The source says she told him no, pushed him off, and he moved to an adjacent bed. Investigators documented the cabin, interviewed everyone reported to have stayed there overnight, interrogated the accused, and collected fingerprint and DNA-related information.

The accused denied touching her and said he only attempted to kiss her. Senior trial counsel later recommended no court-martial action for Article 120 abusive sexual contact due to lack of probable cause, but recommended administrative action for assault.

At mast, the accused was found guilty of Article 128 assault and received a written letter of reprimand.

Case Timeline

June 4, 2014

The alleged incident occurred in quarters at White Beach Naval Port Facility while USNS Able was in port.

August 26, 2014

The accused was interrogated and denied touching the reporting person, saying he only attempted to kiss her.

February 12, 2015

Senior trial counsel recommended no Article 120 court-martial action for lack of probable cause, but recommended considering Article 128 assault action.

February 18, 2015

Command provided the Sexual Assault Disposition Report and NCIS closed the investigation.

Why This Record Matters

The original reported conduct was sexual in nature, but the final recorded command action was for assault.
The file illustrates how overseas quarters connected to a deployed vessel can become the incident location rather than the ship itself.
The extracted file is a closure report and is missing interim reports and exhibits that likely contain the fuller investigation.

NCIS Source Document

This is the NCIS Report of Investigation for the USNS Able 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: Not listed
NCIS file number: 17JUN14-NWWH-00125-8SNA/C
Bates range: 0161-0162
Source file length: 2 pages

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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. The Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) and Naval Ocean Processing Facility (NOPF), Whidbey Island, WA reported, that [REDACTED], reported she was sexually assaulted by [REDACTED], on 04Jun14 in her quarters at White Beach Naval Port Facility, Okinawa, Japan, while her forward deployed assigned vessel, USNS ABLE was in port. [REDACTED] Stated [REDACTED] "pretty drunk," flopped on top of her while she was lying down in a bed in one of the bedrooms, then said, "I want to fuck you." [REDACTED], reportedly told him "no" and he responded, "You know you want to." [REDACTED] Stated [REDACTED] tried to kiss her mouth, but missed and kissed her ear/neck/cheek, and then she pushed him off of her and he got out of the bed(p[REDACTED] room, and laid down in an adjacent bed. [REDACTED]} denied consuming alcohol that evening. [REDACTED] provided with an additional Victim/Witness Assistance Program pamphlet and Victim's Legal Counsel Organization brochure. A military protective order was issued to [REDACTED] has subsequently returned to NASWI. Investigation resulted in the identification and documentation of White Beach cabin numbew)6 [REDACTED] Okinawa, Japan where the incident occurred. Interviews of all individuals who were reported to have stayed overnight at the cabin have been conducted. On 26Aug14 [REDACTED] interrogated; wherein, he denied touching [REDACTED] and only attempted to kiss her. Subsequently [REDACTED] re-interviewed using technical assistance; wherein, no opinion could be rendered by the examiner. [REDACTED] fingerprints have been collected and his DNA has been previously submitted to CODIS. Active investigation is complete. This case is pending judicial and/or administrative action.

NARRATIVE

1. This reactive investigation was initiated to investigate alleged violations of the UCMJ Article 120 (Abusive Sexual Contact), after [REDACTED] Feported she was sexually assaulted by [REDACTED] y c) } All previous investigative actions are captioned under References (A) through (D).

2. On 18Feb15, [REDACTED], Executive Officer NOPF Whidbey Island provided Reporting Agent (RA), the Sexual Assault Disposition Report (SADR) pertaining to the reported sexual assault of [REDACTED] SADR findings show that on 12Feb15, Region Legal Service Office Northwest senior trial counsel recommended not taking action consistent with a court-marital for violation of UCMJ Article 120 (Abusive Sexual Contact), due to lack of probable cause, but did recommend considering administrative action for violations of UCMJ Article 128 (Assault). Based on this recommendation, at Mast [REDACTED] found guilty of violation of UCMJ Article 128 and awarded a written letter of reprimand; Exhibit (16) pertains.

3. This investigation is closed.