Phone recording between midshipman, accuser played in court in Naval Academy sex assault case
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A recorded telephone call shows that a female Naval Academy student told one of the midshipmen accused of sexually assaulting her not to talk to investigators.
A defense attorney for one of the three midshipmen accused in the assault played a recording of the telephone call Thursday while cross-examining the woman.
In the recording, the woman asked Midshipman Josh Tate not to tell Navy investigators about what happened at an off-campus party in April 2012. She said she didn't want the investigation to go anywhere. Tate can be heard responding that her request "ain't cool."
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The woman said in court that it was wrong to obstruct the investigation.
The woman, now a 21-year-old senior at the academy, says she has no memory of having sex with any of the accused on that night.