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Daily Mirror
23-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
Royal Navy base is 'locked down' over 'revenge porn' claim
An investigation is under way after a nude photo of a young female Royal Navy recruit is said to have been shared by an ex partner at HMS Raleigh in Torpoint, Cornwall A Royal Navy base was placed in 'lockdown' after nude pictures of a cadet was shared by an ex partner amid a revenge porn claim. A communication blackout has been ordered at HMS Raleigh, located near Torpoint in Cornwall - the largest training site in the south west of the UK. It is believed two recruits had previously been in a relationship before signing up but were in separate intakes. By the time the young female recruit had joined, her then former partner had already joined - and shared an x-rated photo with colleagues which sparked the action at the base. Its hundreds of recruits have been ordered to hand in their mobile phones as part of the action. A source told The Sun: 'They had joined in separate intakes and when the young woman enlisted, some time after her former partner, she discovered intimate pictures had been shared on the base without her consent. "By that point her former partner had already left the Navy. He never completed training. 'Only one person is under investigation. No other recruits are suspected of wrongdoing.' A message sent to parents is said to have read: 'Welfare calls are being made to under-18s' parents to say that their recruits are OK but the base is on communication blackout due to an ongoing police investigation.' A spokesman for the Royal Navy told the publication: 'The welfare of our recruits is our number one priority and a restriction on the use of mobile phones was in place for a short time. 'A civilian police investigation is ongoing.' The Navy has been contacted by the Mirror for updates on the situation. The incident comes weeks after the Royal Navy's chief was suspended over allegations he had an affair with a comrade. Admiral Sir Ben Key was told to step back from all duties as First Sea Lord while a probe was carried out. The married 59-year-old is "under investigation over an alleged inappropriate relationship with a female officer under his command', a source reportedly said. Vice Admiral Sir Martin Connell, the Second Sea Lord, has taken command of the Navy. It is understood Admiral Key is unlikely to face a court martial because the alleged affair is not a crime. Admiral Key is reportedly suspected of breaking the Navy's 'service test' – effectively outlawing sexual relationships between commanders and subordinates. The dad-of-three was due to stand down in the summer, with Royal Marine General Gwyn Jenkins taking over.
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Royal Navy training HQ on 'lockdown' over 'revenge porn': Recruits are told to 'hand in their phones' as top brass tries to stop 'sex tape going viral'
A Royal Navy training base was 'locked down' following alleged claims of revenge porn, with young recruits ordered to 'hand in their phones' during an urgent investigation. The digital blackout, known as 'River City state', was instated at HMS Raleigh, Torpoint, Cornwall, in a bid to stop a 'sex tape from going viral'. Hundreds of novices, some as young as 16 or 17, were told to cease all online communication after intimate photographs were shared throughout the training HQ of a young female recruit by her partner, a pervious rookie who had joined in a separate intake, without her consent. A Navy source allegedly told The Sun: 'By that point her former partner had already left the Navy. He never completed training. 'Only one person is under investigation. No other recruits are suspected of wrongdoing.' With potential for the blackout to last up to 96 hours, an alleged message sent to parents informing them of the ongoing situation, read: 'Welfare calls are being made to under-18s' parents to say that their recruits are OK but the base is on communication blackout due to an ongoing police investigation.' A Royal Navy spokesperson said: 'We expect the highest standards from our people and have a zero-tolerance approach to criminal and inappropriate behaviour. 'The welfare of our recruits is our number one priority and a restriction on the use of mobile phones was in place for a short time. 'A civilian police investigation is ongoing, and it would be inappropriate to comment further on the matter.' The shutdown is not the first X-rated scandal to have hit the prestigious service, with two previous Royal Navy sailors sacked from their reputable positions after taking raunchy photographs while at work. Naval Airman Zac Blackman was axed from his role in July 2023 after making up to £20,000 a month in cash by selling Onlyfans porn content taken onboard Britain's massive HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier. But, far from being remorseful, the now disgraced naval claimed that he had been made a millionaire thanks to his sex pics, insisting that being fired was actually the 'best thing' for him. The then 21-year-old even refused to take down the photos because it was earning him 'so much money', insisting that he was always careful to hide 'where the ship was or what manoeuvres we were on'. Blackman, from Manchester, told The Sun: 'It was really hard work for the money I was getting. I decided to post videos and images of me in my uniform. 'They started to take off, and after a few weeks I was earning £20,000 a month from that.' Meanwhile, Royal Navy lieutenant Claire Jenkins, who used the pseudonym Celly Taylor, was also found to have been making several X-rated films inside of the Faslane nuclear submarine HQ, HMNB Clyde, near Glasgow, in 2021. An investigation by furious Navy bosses was launched over the scandalous 'porn to order' videos, made with her lover at the time, Leading Seaman Liam Doddington, also based at HMNB Clyde, which Lt Jenkns then sold on Only Fans. Warfare officer Lt Jenkins had commanded a team of sailors on the HMS Artful and was responsible for the £1billion vessel's hi-tech outer casing of sound-damping tiles. The innovative tiles subsequently allowed the vessel to glide through the ocean stalking Russian subs. Continuing to post explicit videos and images following the investigation, which went on to gain more than 10,000 likes, her Only Fans profile read: 'I'm 29 and working that 9 to 5 life, I love to be naughty and stay colourful. 'My naughty side can sometimes get me into trouble, but that feeling of excitement we can get from doing this just makes me so hot and bothered.'
Scottish Sun
16-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
Fresh Royal Navy sex scandal as training base dramatically ‘locked down' over revenge porn claims
A ROYAL Navy training base was 'locked down' over revenge porn claims in the latest sex scandal to rock the senior service. Navy chiefs ordered a communication blackout at HMS Raleigh to stop X-rated images of a recruit going viral. 1 Navy chiefs ordered a communication blackout at HMS Raleigh to stop X-rated images of a recruit going viral Credit: Google Hundreds of rookies — including some as young as 16 and 17 — were ordered to hand in their phones. A message sent to their parents said: 'Welfare calls are being made to under-18s' parents to say that their recruits are OK but the base is on communication blackout due to an ongoing police investigation.' The Navy warned parents that the blackout — known as River City state — could last up to 96 hours. The Sun understood that two recruits at HMS Raleigh, in Torpoint, Cornwall, had been in a relationship prior to joining the Navy. A Navy source told The Sun: 'They had joined in separate intakes and when the young woman enlisted, some time after her former partner, she discovered that intimate pictures had been shared on the base without her consent. "By that point her former partner had already left the Navy. He never completed training. 'Only one person is under investigation. No other recruits are suspected of wrongdoing.' The Royal Navy said: 'The welfare of our recruits is our number one priority and a restriction on the use of mobile phones was in place for a short time. "A civilian police investigation is ongoing.' The incident comes days after the Navy's most senior officer, First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key, was suspended over an alleged affair, and the captain of warship HMS Tyne, Lt Cdr Martyn Mayger, was stripped of command amid claims of 'unacceptable sexual behaviour'.
The Sun
16-05-2025
- The Sun
Fresh Royal Navy sex scandal as training base dramatically ‘locked down' over revenge porn claims
A ROYAL Navy training base was 'locked down' over revenge porn claims in the latest sex scandal to rock the senior service. Navy chiefs ordered a communication blackout at HMS Raleigh to stop X-rated images of a recruit going viral. Hundreds of rookies — including some as young as 16 and 17 — were ordered to hand in their phones. A message sent to their parents said: 'Welfare calls are being made to under-18s' parents to say that their recruits are OK but the base is on communication blackout due to an ongoing police investigation.' The Navy warned parents that the blackout — known as River City state — could last up to 96 hours. The Sun understood that two recruits at HMS Raleigh, in Torpoint, Cornwall, had been in a relationship prior to joining the Navy. A Navy source told The Sun: 'They had joined in separate intakes and when the young woman enlisted, some time after her former partner, she discovered that intimate pictures had been shared on the base without her consent. "By that point her former partner had already left the Navy. He never completed training. 'Only one person is under investigation. No other recruits are suspected of wrongdoing.' The Royal Navy said: 'The welfare of our recruits is our number one priority and a restriction on the use of mobile phones was in place for a short time. "A civilian police investigation is ongoing.' The incident comes days after the Navy's most senior officer, First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key, was suspended over an alleged affair, and the captain of warship HMS Tyne, Lt Cdr Martyn Mayger, was stripped of command amid claims of 'unacceptable sexual behaviour'.
BBC News
15-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Ex-Royal Marines musician donates rare statue of drum major
A former Royal Marines bandsman - who played for sultans and royalty - has donated a rare statue of a drum major to the military school of music where his career Latham, who grew up in Rugby, Warwickshire, and now lives in Liskeard, Cornwall, visited HMS Raleigh, near Plymouth, to donate the figure to the Royal Marines School of Music in 87-year-old enrolled as a Royal Marines musician in 1952, aged 14, and served for 34 years before retiring from the Royal Marines Band Plymouth in his career, he played the cello and euphonium for the Sultan of Oman, at the funerals of the King of Norway and Winston Churchill, and at Prince Charles and Diana's wedding. Speaking at HMS Raleigh, Mr Latham told BBC Radio Devon: "The Royal Marines Band Service has given me an introduction into music which I had never dreamed of. "I loved it, I really did. I was sorry to leave but I never let go of music, music is in me and I thank the Lord for that. "I enjoy music, in fact I love it, and my wife said if there was ever a fire the cello would come out first." HMS Raleigh also has a personal importance to the bandsman because it was where he met his his wife couple married in 1959 after only meeting 12 weeks prior and moved to Torpoint, Cornwall, shortly afterwards. But his service was also more than music as he was also tasked as working as a stretcher bearer on board SS Canberra during the Falklands was during the conflict that he was nominated for an award; during an air raid, he was the rope man that lowered a casualty down a ramp Argentinian Mirage jets had screamed over his ship, firing their cannons and dropping munitions. Everyone took cover except for Mr Latham who, as the rope brake man, felt compelled to stay at his post and not let the casualty drop. Mr Latham's daughter, Claire Keeley, was there to join him at the HMS Raleigh event. Discussing the day, she said: "It was amazing, they treated us like royalty. I'm so proud to be here and to be able to do this wonderful thing for dad."Part of our dad will be at the Royal Marines School of Music, where his career began."And we know he will always be there, and he knows he will always be there."
