After he was cleared, Judge Advocate Jane England said: 'You were very drunk, the evidence is clear about that.
Holland's lawyer, Robert Grey, asked him: 'What word do you use to describe your own underwear? Warrant Officer 2 Darren Holland allegedly pestered the soldier in a 'creepy' drunken pursuit before assaulting her and 'smirking' after she caught him.
Warrant Officer 2 Darren Holland allegedly pestered the soldier in a 'creepy' drunken pursuit during a team exercise on the Isle of Wight But prosecutors claimed he had 'fabricated' the thigh touching incident in order to 'shift the blame' onto her.