Ex-Army Soldier Denies Rape Charges

A former drill instructor pleaded guilty to having sex with 11 trainees in violation of Army rules but denied charges he raped eight women under his command. Staff Sgt. Delmar Simpson, 32, said he had sex with subordinates in his office, his home and at a hotel on another military base. In most cases, he said, the sex was initiated either by the woman or by both partners. The 13-year enlisted man pleaded guilty to a total of 16 counts alleging he had sex or otherwise engaged in improper conduct toward a subordinate at the Ordnance Center and School at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Simpson said he had sex with 11 subordinates, kissed another and asked four more to either date him, have sex with him or come to his office without underwear.