Sexual-assault charges dropped against second former Navy football player In the latest blow to a highly scrutinized sexual-assault case at the U.S. Naval Academy, charges were dropped against a second former Navy football player Friday, leaving just one midshipman facing court-martial in the alleged rape of a female classmate at an off-campus party. Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller dismissed the charges against Eric Graham, a senior from Eight Mile, Ala., at the urging of prosecutors. They were responding to a recent ruling by Col. Daniel Daugherty, the judge presiding over the court-martial, to supress statements Graham made to Navy investigators about his contact with the alleged victim. Investigators failed to read Graham his Miranda rights before questioning him, prompting Daugherty to rule his account of what happened that night inadmissable. (U.S. Navy Football/Associated Press) - In this July, 24, 2013 photo released by the U.S. Navy Football team, Midshipman Eric Graham is shown. A lawyer for Graham, one of two U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen charged in a sexual assault case, says he was advised today by prosecutors, that all charges against his client are being dropped. The academy couldn't immediately confirm charges have been dropped. Timeline Past coverage: Naval Academy rape allegations Without those statements, Miller concluded that there were "no reasonable grounds to believe a crime of sexual assault was committed by" Graham, academy spokesman Cmdr. John Schofield said. It was the latest setback to a high-profile case that, for some, has come to symbolize the shortcomings of the military in handling sexual-assault cases and helped push reforms by lawmakers in Washington. Congress recently passed new limits on the role of military commanders in such cases. However, those changes will not apply in this case, because it was referred before the law passed, military law experts said. Miller's actions come under fire from attorneys for the defendants and for the alleged victim, who have accused him of being more interested in protecting his future than ensuring justice. Daugherty has ordered Miller to appear on the stand Monday to answer questions from defense lawyers about whether political considerations drove his decision to go foward with court-martials over the recommendations of his legal counsel and a military judge who heard evidence at a preliminary hearing known as an Article 32. Graham was one of three midshipman Miller initially charged in the alleged assault. The accuser has previously said she was drinking heavily that night and remembers little of what happened. The Washington Post generally does not identify alleged victims of sexual assault. After the Article 32, Miller dropped charges against former midshipman Tra'ves Bush of Johnston, S.C., but chose to put Graham and midshipman Joshua Tate of Nashville on trial separately. The court-martial against Tate will proceed. Because his attorneys also filed motions alleging Miller's decision to take the case to trial was tainted by political considerations, Miller is still expected to appear before Daugherty on Monday at the Washington Navy Yard. Chip Herrington, an attorney for Graham, expressed relief at the decision. "We now hope he can put this behind him and focus on his studies, graduate, receive his commission and serve his country, which was the plan all along," he said. Attorneys for the alleged victim had urged Miller in a letter sent Thursday to carry on with the prosecution, citing other evidence prosecutors could use. "This case is being dismissed because of a technicality," said Ryan Guilds, one of the lawyers. That doesn't take away from what happened here. The accuser, who is in her final year at the academy, was "very disappointed" at Graham's case will not go to a jury, Guilds said. She was committed and wanted to move forward.