The U.S. Coast Guard is apologizing for not taking “appropriate action” years ago when it failed to adequately handle cases of sexual assault and harassment at the service’s Connecticut academy.
The Democratic senators said they’re seeking additional information “to determine if the Coast Guard complied with the law and to inform potential legislative actions.” Besides documents, they want answers to questions including whether any individuals with substantiated claims are now employed by the Department of Homeland Security, including the Coast Guard, and whether they have security clearances.
“The Coast Guard owns this failure and apologizes to each of the victims and their loved ones,” the statement said. The Coast Guard said it ultimately “took action to hold accountable those known perpetrators who remained within CGIS’s jurisdiction,” but did not say how many. The statement also said Coast Guard officials reached out to all known victims and “invited them to individual, in-person meetings to provide each of them with information on their specific cases and access to support services.”
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