A Government Senator claims he has been left “deeply disturbed” following a court case involving former Bermuda Regiment officer Glenn Brangman who has been convicted of a sex assault on a young man.

And Junior Minister of Public Safety and Legal Affairs Jeff Baron said the case highlights the need for fresh legislation to protect the vulnerable.

Brangman, 61, this week lost an appeal against his three-year jail conviction after being found guilty of four counts of sexually assaulting a teenager between January and June 2009. The victim had been employed by Brangman when he headed up the Bermuda Housing Corporation.

Brangman had previously stood trial for sexually assaulting a soldier in 2001, while he was Quartermaster of the Bermuda Regiment. He was acquitted of the offence but The Royal Gazette, as part of a long-running investigation into alleged sexual misconduct at Warwick Camp, uncovered similar claims against him by at least 12 other soldiers.

Speaking in the Senate on Wednesday night, Sen Baron, a former police officer, questioned how many vulnerable young men had been left traumatised by Brangman’s actions, asking that any other victims should come forward.

He noted that the young man had been homeless and jobless before getting a job at the BHC where Brangman was the general manager.

“He was trying to turn his life around,” Sen Baron said.

“He said he didn’t speak up immediately because he didn’t want to lose his house or income.”

Saying that he was “sickened” by the case, which he said was “grotesque”, the Senator added: “This should not happen and we should all be working actively to make sure that it doesn’t happen again. I would hate to read this story again.

“But one of the points this touches on is advancing legislation for vulnerable persons.”