An Army major who deployed on multiple combat tours in Afghanistan faces charges of sexual offenses from at least 20 victims in a three-year period.

The alleged incidents occurred between Dec. 1, 2019 and Feb. 17, 2023. Most of the alleged offenses happened in the Washington, D.C. area.

A military judge decided that "the government had not demonstrated that lesser forms of restraint were inadequate to protect the community" as it works to bring its case against Maj. Jonathan Batt.