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 NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) - A night of heavy drinking last spring resulted in a U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet becoming pregnant and accusing a classmate of rape, witnesses testified Tuesday at a hearing to determine whether the classmate should be court-martialed.
Webster M. Smith, 22, a Houston native who played football for the academy, has been accused by seven female cadets of misconduct ranging from improper touching to rape between May and November 2005.
The two-day hearing, the military equivalent of a grand jury, ended Tuesday after Smith declined to speak and his attorneys decided not to call any witnesses. The investigating officer has one week to recommend whether Smith should face a court-martial.
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