Lieutenant Commander John Cursiter, 46, a former commander in the Royal Navy, is facing a jail term over allegations of sexual assault of a junior sailor. According to reports, Cursiter is accused of providing cocaine to the junior submariner and leading him to the officer’s quarters while the victim was heavily intoxicated. The accounts state the junior sailor was so drunk that he has no memory of being taken to those quarters. The reports add that after the alleged incident, Cursiter brought the junior sailor back to the mess at HMS Drake. The coverage describes the conduct as involving both drug use and sexual assault within the submarine service context. The reporting is consistent on the identity of the accused, the drug allegation, the victim’s level of intoxication, and the location at HMS Drake. The sources do not provide further detail on the legal charges beyond that Cursiter could be sentenced to imprisonment if found guilty. The case’s outcome is not stated in the provided excerpts.