Allan Grimson, a former Royal Navy petty officer serving a life sentence for the murders of two young sailors, told police the only way to get away with raping someone is to kill them, Winchester Crown Court heard.
Grimson, 66, was jailed in 2001 for the murders of Sion Jenkins, 20, and Nicholas Wright, 18, which occurred approximately a year apart in the 1990s. He is now on trial for a series of historical sex offenses, allegedly committed around the same period against three other sailors and a 14-year-old boy.
Prosecutors stated that Grimson confessed to police in 1999, following his arrest for the murders, that he believed killing a victim was the sole method to avoid repercussions for rape. He reportedly told officers, "If you're going to rape somebody, to get away with it, kill it. And that's the only way you can do that."
The court heard that Grimson confessed to police that he would look for young males in his Navy recruit classes whom he wished to "befriend" and "dominate" as he enjoyed "getting power over" them. He allegedly identified one of his sex assault victims as being "lucky to be alive" because he would have killed him had a friend not been present in his flat.
Grimson is accused of bringing the 14-year-old boy to his flat and sexually assaulting him weeks before he murdered a Royal Navy sailor in similar circumstances within the same residence. The alleged sex offenses, involving four teenage male victims, took place between February 1994 and November 1999.
Grimson denies 11 counts of indecent assault, one count of rape, and one count of taking indecent photographs of a child. The charges for these offenses were filed in February 2025.
During the trial, it was revealed that Grimson's first sex offense victim, against whom five counts of indecent assault and one of rape are alleged, attended one of Grimson's firefighting courses. They frequently socialized and drank together, often returning to Grimson's flat. His second alleged victim, a 14-year-old in 1999, visited Grimson twice, leading to the alleged assaults. The third victim, who joined the Navy in 1997, also attended a firefighting course instructed by Grimson and was allegedly orally assaulted after a night out, just weeks before the murder of Mr. Jenkins.
Another alleged victim, who joined the Navy in 1992, also attended Grimson's firefighting course. An indecent assault allegedly occurred at the victim's relative's home after a night out. The victim reported waking up with blood on his legs and later stated he was assaulted while asleep or unconscious, citing embarrassment and concerns about his Navy status due to the illegality of homosexuality at the time.
The trial is expected to last four weeks. The court heard that Grimson, then a Petty Officer Marine Engineering Mechanic and instructor at the Royal Navy Firefighting School, selected victims he wished to dominate and gain power over.
