Lawyer: Navy sexual-assault case will move forward

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer representing a former Naval Academy football player accused of sexual assault says the case against his client is going forward after a military judge rejected a request to dismiss it for lack of evidence.

The judge overseeing the case, Col. Daniel Daugherty, has not yet issued a written ruling. But lawyer Jason Ehrenberg said the judge told lawyers involved in the case what he planned to do during a telephone conference call Monday.

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