Ex-sergeant major admits sexually assaulting soldier who took her own life

An old army sergeant Major was found guilty of sexual harassment to a young woman who took her life after being horrified by the incident.

The royal artillery artillery Jaysley Beck was found dead in the barracks in Larkhill in Wiltshire on December 15, 2021.

After he identified him and tried to kiss him at a working social event, Battery Sergeant Major Michael filed a complaint against Webber.

Gunner Beck’s investigation into his death earlier this year determined that he had played the army’s complaint “more than a part that contributes to his death”.

Webber, who had left the army since then, was found guilty of sexual assault at the hearing last Friday before the hearing. Now waiting to punish.

In a statement, Gunner Beck’s mother Leighann McCready said, “We relieved that Michael Webber accepted the guilt and that he has not trauma of legal proceedings, but nothing can get back the destructive loss of our beautiful daughter Jaysley.”

Artillery Beck reported the attack despite the attempts to persuade him. His mother said he did everything right.

“He reported the attack twice, not once.”

The army’s chain of command, sexual assault to the police did not report to the police, he said.

“If this had done something simple, we believe it will still be with us today with all our hearts.”

In the investigation, Coroner Capt James Hook put pressure on artillery Beck to make allegations and only reported a higher command “when the cat already comes out of the bag”.

The investigation felt a “wrong communication” following the chain of command, which meant that the details of Webber’s attempt to touch the artillery Beck’s leg were lost.

Instead of being notified to the police, the incident was recorded as “inappropriate behaviors of an order officer”.

At that time, BSM Webber was given a “small administrative action interview” without any other consequences.

Only weeks after the attack, the investigation heard that Artillery Beck was subjected to “relentless harassment” by another soldier.

Bombardier Ryan Mason, Line Manager, He sent him more than 4,600 text messages For him, he confessed his feelings, with a 15 -page “Love Story” that details his “fantasies about him”.

Following the investigation in February, Gunner Beck’s family asked the Willhire police to think about criminal proceedings against Mr. Webber.

In June, a file passed to the power service prosecution authority and then confirmed that Mr. Webber would be accused of sexual assault.

On Friday, he was found guilty without accusing at the hearing before the hearing.

The army apologized for “disappointing him” from Gunner Beck’s family.

After the investigation in February, he said: “We could do more and we had to do more.”

The army said that it has now brought clear and open policies to indicate that “unacceptable sexual behavior will be zero tolerance”.

Lawyer Emma Norton, who acted on behalf of the family of Artillery Beck, said that it was an enormous relief to claim that the man who was sexually assaulted is now guilty.

But he added: “When the army and the chain of command had listened to Jaysley when he first mentioned the attack, he would make a big difference if he had reported to the police instead of trying to convince him.”

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