A court martial demotes William Howieson to the rank of lieutenant, saying he discredited the Australian military by asking a medic to help him collect semen.
An army officer accused of discrediting the Australian military by asking a female medic to help him collect semen has been demoted and reprimanded at a court martial in Canberra.A court martial has demoted former army captain William Howieson to the rank of lieutenant
The court martial panel said the officer had been representing Australia overseas and had "breached army values"He had been the Australian liaison officer working with the Papua New Guinea defence force at the time of the APEC meeting in Port Moresby in 2018, when the incident happened.and announced the penalty today, saying his actions were a premeditated breach of trust — especially as he was representing Australia with a regional neighbour — and clearly violated army values.
She said Lieutenant Howieson had presented her with an unsigned doctor's note asking that she help him collect sperm in a bottle. She refused.
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