A Gay Soldier Speaks Out
Last year in a landmark case 32-year-old Lance Bombardier Kerry Fletcher was awarded £187,000 in compensation after a campaign of sexual harassment by a senior officer.
Here's how the story was reported by The Sun: "Bullied lesbian wants £400k Army compo" at the time.
And here's the Daily Mail: Lesbian soldier pestered for sex by her male boss wins 'obscene' £200,000 payout.
And here's The Telegraph: MoD apologises to lesbian soldier Kerry Fletcher over harassment
Ms Fletcher has never given any interviews - until today. You can hear her talk for the first time about the sexuallly explicit messages she received from her line manager, a senior officer, Staff Sgt Ian Brown at RAF Topcliffe in North Yorkshire. She speaks about how her life was made a misery and wrecked her career in the army:
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Plus she responds to those critics who point out that she received more than some British soliders injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.
What do you think of her payout? Of her treatment?
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