Royal Navy commander removed from role less than three months into post

A Royal Navy commandant has been removed from his relation little than 3 months into station portion helium is investigated implicit intersexual allegations.

Lt Cdr Martyn Mayger took complaint of HMS Tyne, a warship that operates successful UK and European waters connected information tasks, successful February.

It is understood helium has been removed from bid successful the past week with the enforcement serviceman of the vessel taking his spot temporarily.

The Times reported the allegations are of “unacceptable intersexual behaviour with a subordinate”.

Mayger is being investigated by the Defence Serious Crime Command aft a ailment was raised.

A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesperson said successful a connection connected Wednesday: “We tin corroborate that a subordinate of the equipped forces is nether probe by the Defence Serious Crime Command successful respect of these allegations.

“As the substance is taxable to an ongoing investigation, it would beryllium inappropriate to remark further.

“We person a zero-tolerance attack to transgression and inappropriate behaviour. Our radical tin beryllium assured that should they rise immoderate allegation, they volition beryllium afloat supported, and the substance investigated, with due enactment taken arsenic required.”

Last week the caput of the Royal Navy was suspended pending an investigation.

The MoD said past week that an probe into the archetypal oversea lord, Adm Sir Benjamin Key, 59, was “ongoing”.

He had reportedly been expected to discontinue this summertime but it is understood helium has been told to measurement backmost from his relation portion the probe takes place.

Key was absent from the lineup of elder subject unit connected the Mall for celebrations to people the 80th day of VE Day, and it is understood that the 2nd oversea lord, V Adm Martin Connell, has taken afloat complaint until a imperishable replacement is announced.

The archetypal oversea lord, who has served much than 4 decades successful the navy, is understood to beryllium the archetypal caput of the navy to look a misconduct probe successful its 500-year history.