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Army major convicted of rape, assault and strangulation of multiple women
- On June 23, 2025, Army Major Jonathan Batt was convicted by a military jury in Fort Meade, Maryland, of raping or assaulting eight women in the Washington, D.C. area.
- The case followed a two-year investigation that began after women connected on social media shared allegations against Batt, who met victims through dating apps and social circles from 2019 to 2023.
- Court testimony revealed Batt violently assaulted women using choking, binding with ropes or pillowcases, and in some cases biting, often attacking victims on his Potomac River houseboat while they explicitly refused consent.
- The jury of six men and two women found Batt guilty on 20 charges including six rapes and 14 violent sexual assaults with aggravated assault by strangulation, while he denied all charges claiming all encounters were consensual.
- Batt received a 53-year prison sentence following his conviction, a landmark case prosecuted by a newly created military office authorized to handle sexual assault cases separately from the traditional chain of command.
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Army Ranger Sentenced to 53 Years in Prison for Numerous Sex Assaults
An Army Ranger who was arrested after a two-year investigation sparked by a Facebook group of women who said he sexually assaulted them was sentenced Tuesday to 53 years in prison after a military jury this week convicted him of two rape charges and more than a dozen other assault counts.
Army Major sentenced to 53 years for serial rape, assaults in DC area
An Army major has been sentenced to 53 years in prison after a military jury found him guilty of a sweeping series of rapes and sexual assaults against multiple women in the Washington, D.C., area, marking one of the most significant sexual abuse cases in recent Army history.
Army Officer Sentenced to 53 Years in Prison on 20 Rape, Sexual Assault Convictions
Maj. Jonathan Batt's convictions stem from six rape counts and 14 additional violent sexual assault charges tied to eight of 15 women who testified during a three-week court-martial at Fort Meade, Maryland.
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Military TimesArmy major convicted on multiple rape, sexual assault charges
An Army Ranger was convicted Monday following a three-week trial on two rape charges and more than a dozen other assault charges by a military jury of six men and two women.Maj. Jonathan Batt, 40, claimed the sexual encounters with 15 women who testified against him were consensual and that he was not a rapist, the Washington Post reported.Batt was convicted on 20 charges involving eight women and acquitted on 18 counts involving seven women. Th…
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