# Four Former Recruits Allege Sexual Abuse at UK Army College 2026-08-06T22:55:15+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Four former female recruits have alleged rape, sexual assault and harassment at the UK Army Foundation College in Harrogate, where they were aged 17, India Today reports, citing the BBC. One woman said she was raped by several fellow recruits. Police later brought no charges, while the Crown Prosecution Service described the investigation as inadequate. North Yorkshire Police recorded 16 sexual-offence reports linked to the college in the year to June. Ministry of Defence data recorded 176 complaints of inappropriate sexual behaviour between January 2018 and June 2025, including 144 against junior soldiers and 32 involving permanent staff. The college trains Army recruits who join at 16 and has 889 junior soldiers, including about 70 girls. The Army said criminal behaviour has no place in the forces and pointed to victim-support and complaint reforms. A 2021 parliamentary review and later MoD findings had already recorded wider concerns about sexualised behaviour and reporting failures. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in Tags: military training, safeguarding, sexual abuse, UK Army, women in uniform Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/four-former-recruits-allege-sexual-abuse-at-uk-army-college/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/four-former-recruits-allege-sexual-abuse-at-uk-army-college/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.