Army officer faces court martial on sex charges

A New Zealand army officer is being court martialled on sex and assault charges.

The officer would be tried on seven charges, including assault by a male on a female, indecent assault, and doing an act likely to prejudice service discipline, New Zealand Defence Force spokesman Bas Bolyn said today.

The charges related to incidents in 2008.

The court martial would be held at Trentham Military Camp, north of Wellington, on April 27 and was expected to take three days, Mr Bolyn said.

- NZPA