(CNN) — A secret investigation into alleged sexual abuse at the US Coast Guard Academy, the training ground for the Coast Guard’s top officers, uncovered a dark history of rapes, assaults and other serious misconduct being ignored and, at times, covered up by high-ranking officials.
The findings of the probe, dubbed “Operation Fouled Anchor,” were kept confidential by the agency’s top leadership for several years. Coast Guard officials briefed members of Congress this month a
just it broke me. reporter: democratic senators maria cantwell and timmy baldwin sent a letter friday to the head of the coast guard that called the information, quote, disturbing and demanded answers. they committed to pursuing full accountability for perpetrators and investing in meaningful support for survivors. after cnn s report was first published on friday morning, the coast guard sent us a statement apologizing about the mistakes made in the fouled anchor investigation, saying that, quote, the coast guard fully recognizes that by not having taken appropriate action at the time of the sexual assaults the coast guard may have further traumatized the victims. delayed access to their care and recovery and prevented some cases from being referred to the military justice system for appropriate accountability. the coast guard owns this failure and apologizes to each of the victims and their loved ones, and our colleagues here on the investigative team including melanie hicken, bla
military justice system for appropriate accountability. the coast guard owns this failure and apologizes to each of the victims and their loved ones. and our colleagues here on investigative team including melanie hicken, blake ellis, audrey ash, we re going to continue to ask questions as the story unfolds. pamela brown, cnn, washington. this weekend an in-depth look at the year that changed everything 2020. sunday s new episode of the cnn original series the 2010s examines the decade s final year year including the pandemic, the economic downturn, extraordinary presidential election, and of course massive civil unrest. here s a preview. the pandemic moves from china to asia to italy, and we re just sitting here thinking we re going to be safe? so far we have lost nobody to
statement saying in part they re dedicated to addressing the needs of survivors and holding offenders accountable. we re going to have much more about this throughout the day and on cnn.com in a story by my incredible investigative colleagues who have been working on this for months, melanie hicken, blake ellis and audrey ash. pamela brown, cnn, washington. that s our pamela brown. over to you. minutes from now, the supreme court will decide whether tens of millions of people in this country will be getting relief from their student loan debt or not. and also, what will it mean when the supreme court decides, what will it mean about president biden s executive authority going forward? and an important case also grappling with gay rights and free speech. it s also expected. we ll have it all for you right here on cnn news central. .
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