
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: MONDAY, July 23, 1990                   TAG: 9007230254
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A/8   EDITION: EVENING 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

ENLISTED WOMAN RAPED ON SHIP, PAPER SAYS

A Navy sailor has been accused of raping an enlisted woman aboard the submarine tender USS Holland, published reports said today.

The allegations are the second rape accusations against naval personnel in three months, The Washington Post reported today.

The assault allegedly occurred July 14 in the enlisted women's quarters aboard the ship while it was docked at its home port in Charleston, S.C., the paper said, quoting Navy officials.

The woman has taken a temporary leave from the ship. The suspect, a petty officer third class, is being detained in the naval brig at Charleston. A magistrate's hearing Friday found enough evidence to continue the investigation.

The sailor was not identified, pending the filing of formal charges against him.

The allegations came one day before the court-martial in another case involving the rape of a female officer, allegedly by another officer, aboard an ammunition supply ship in the Mediterranean.

- Associated Press

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