Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Heading 9 entitled Court Martial Results for Indecent Images of Children in the Official Statistics entitled Murder, manslaughter, sexual offences and domestic abuse in the Service Justice System: 2025, published on 26 March 2026, what sentence was handed down in response to each of the 26 guilty verdicts.

The information the hon. Member has requested has been grouped together by defendant, as follows:

Sentence of Defendant 1

Charge 1: Dismissed from His Majesty's Service, 14 months’ imprisonment suspended for two years with a requirement to undertake 240 hours unpaid work and up to 30 Rehabilitation and Activity Requirement days.

Charge 2: No separate penalty.

Overall sentence: Dismissed from His Majesty's Service and sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, with a requirement to undertake 240 hours unpaid work and up to 30 Rehabilitation and Activity Requirement days. Subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and Sex Offenders Register for five years.

Sentence of Defendant 2

On charges 1 to 3: Eight Months’ imprisonment, suspended for 18 months’ and subject to a Suspended Sentence Order with a requirement to undertake 210 hours unpaid work within 12 months and up to 40 Rehabilitation and Activity Requirement days. Sentences to run concurrently to each other.

Dismissed from His Majesty's Service and reduced to the ranks.

Subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and Sex Offenders Register for seven years.

Overall sentence: Dismissed from His Majesty’s Service and reduced to the ranks. Sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment suspended for 18 months, and subject to a Suspended Sentence Order with a requirement to undertake 210 hours unpaid work within 12 months and up to 40 Rehabilitation and Activity Requirement days. Subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and Sex Offenders Register for seven years.

Sentence of Defendant 3

Charges 1 to 9: 18 Months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years

Charges 10 and 11: Six month’s imprisonment, suspended for two years. To run concurrently with charges 1 to 9.

Required to attend up to 25 Rehabilitation and Activity Requirement days. To attend up to 30 days of an accredited programme and undertake 140 hours unpaid work within the community.

Dismissed from His Majesty's Service.

Subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and Sex Offenders Register for ten years.

Overall sentence: Dismissed from His Majesty’s Service and sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years with a requirement to attend up to 25 Rehabilitation and Activity Requirement days and undertake 140 hours unpaid work within the community. Subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and Sex Offenders Register for ten years

Sentence of Defendant 4

Charges 1 to 5: 12 Months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years with a requirement to undertake 240 hours unpaid work to be completed within 12 months, up to 20 Rehabilitation and Activity Requirement days, programme requirement up to 42 sessions. Sentence for charges 1 to 5 run concurrently with each other.

Subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and Sex Offenders Register for ten years.

Overall sentence: Sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, with a requirement to undertake 240 hours unpaid work to be completed within 12 months, undertake up to 20 Rehabilitation and Activity Requirement days and comply with a programme requirement of up to 42 sessions. Subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and Sex Offenders Register for ten years.

The defendant was no longer serving at the time of their Court Martial – therefore dismissal was not required as part of their sentence.

Sentence of Defendant 5

Charge 1: 122 Days’ Service detention, dismissed from His Majesty's Service and subject to the Sexual Harm Prevention Register and Sex Offenders Register for five years

Charge 2: Same as charge 1 to run concurrently

Charge 3: Same as charge 1 to run concurrently.

Overall sentence: Dismissed from His Majesty’s Service and sentenced to 122 days’ Service detention and subject to the Sexual Harm Prevention Register and Sex Offenders Register for five years.

Sentence of Defendant 6

Charge 1: Six months' Service detention

Charge 2: No separate penalty

Dismissed from His Majesty's Service
Subject to the Sexual Harm Prevention Register and Sex Offenders Register for five years.

Overall sentence: Dismissed from His Majesty’s Service and sentenced to six months’ Service detention. Subject to the Sexual Harm Prevention Register and Sex Offenders Register for five years.