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UK Police Criticized for Handing Over US Pilot's Assault Investigation to Military

Ministry of Defence documents reveal that UK officials privately accused Cambridgeshire police of breaching agreements by allowing the US military to take control of the investigation into Capt. Jacob Wulfson. Wulfson was accused of drugging, raping, and strangling Sarah Steele at his Cambridge flat. Critics argue local authorities should not have relinquished jurisdiction to the US forces.

Referenced News Coverage (2 sources)

UK police should not have let US military prosecute American fighter pilot who strangled a British woman, officials say (Daily Mail)
UK police should not have let US force take over airbase trial, MoD documents show (The Guardian)