Alleged } Gay Sex Attack' at Prince Harry Army Base
A YOUNG squaddie at Prince Harry's Army base was the victim of a shocking gay sex attack, it was claimed last night.
A drunken gang of three soldiers allegedly pinned him down as he slept at Wattisham, Suffolk. A military police probe is under way.
The gang of three male soldiers who had been out drinking are alleged to have pounced on him as he lay sleeping in his room.
They are then said to have subjected the young man to a terrifying sexual assault. The victim ran from his bed screaming for help.
Officers from the Royal Military Police's Special Investigation Branch were probing the shock claims last night.
A source revealed: "There were claims of overt sexual overtones. The victim was horrified. He escaped and ran naked to the guard room screaming for help."
The alleged assault happened at Wattisham air station in Suffolk, home to 3 and 4 Regiment Army Air Corps.
Apache helicopter pilot Harry, 27, is stationed there, but it is not known if he was on the base at the time.
The source added: "These lads went out on the p*** then when they got back they went into one of the rooms.
"They found this lad asleep in his bed and pinned him down. There were claims that it was a sexual assault. I think the accused are denying what happened. But it's not what you want going on at a base, especially when there is a Royal stationed there.
"This is massively out of the ordinary and very worrying."
The alleged incident was not near Harry's officer's quarters, which are on another part of the military base.
His unit are undergoing intensive training at Wattisham in preparation for action in Afghanistan.
In the summer his skills as a foot soldier will be honed in the intense heat of Kenya, where he faces tough night marches and escape and evasion drills.
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said last night: "Action will be taken against all those who fall short of the Army's high standards."
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