SIX Army instructors have denied a string of charges related to the alleged abuse of teenage recruits at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate.
The particulars of the ill-treatment charges allege the victims were either physically restrained and had water poured in their face, had their heads pushed under water or were assaulted.
Between them, the non-commissioned officers face 13 charges of ill-treatment, 10 of battery and one of actual bodily harm, all alleged to have been committed over seven days against 14 recruits in June 2014.
Sergeant David Harley, of the Scots Dragoon Guards, faces one charge of ill-treatment and three of battery; Sergeant Anthony Owen, of The Parachute Regiment, faces six charges of ill-treatment and one of battery; Sergeant Jonathan Carter, of 1st Battalion, Royal Horse Artillery, faces two charges of ill-treatment, one of battery and one of actual bodily harm; Corporal Hassan Ghaith, of The Parachute Regiment, faces three charges of ill-treatment and two of battery; Colour Sergeant Scott Dyson, of the Infantry Battle School, faces three charges of battery; former Lance Corporal of Horse Stephen Warren, of the Household Cavalry Regiment, faces one charge of ill-treatment. All six were released from the court martial centre in Bulford, Wiltshire on unconditional bail until their court martial next year.
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