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Sexual misconduct at Coast Guard is a fleet-wide problem, congressional probe finds

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Coast Guard’s cultural failings around sexual misconduct are not limited to the service’s academy but extend to the entire service, a congressional probe has found. Nearly a year ago, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subpanel on investigations opened an inquiry into the Coast Guard’s mishandling of sexual assault and harassment cases at its prestigious Coast Guard Academy and the service’s failure to disclose those cases to Congress. The Coast Guard’s own investigation of sexual misconduct, dubbed Operation Fouled Anchor, concluded in 2020, but Congress didn’t learn…

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BREAKING: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Accused of Sexual Assault

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RFK Jr. doesn’t deny allegations: “I am not a church boy … I said [there are] skeletons in my closet.” Vanity Fair: “Kennedy came up behind her, blocked her inside the room, and began groping her, putting his hands on her hips and sliding them up along her rib cage and breasts.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action denounced Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s abhorrent behavior revealed in an explosive Vanity Fair piece published today—allegations that he hasn’t denied. The piece details how RFK Jr. sexually assaulted his children’s former…

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Coast Guard ‘stymies’ Senate’s investigation of sexual assault

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The Coast Guard’s failure to provide Congress with sufficient information regarding the service’s handling of sexual assault cases points to a “continuing culture of cover-up,” lawmakers said Tuesday during a highly-anticipated congressional hearing on the Coast Guard’s investigation of sexual misconduct at the service’s academy. Last year, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee requested all records related to Operation Fouled Anchor, the Coast Guard’s internal investigation of sexual assault cases at the Coast Guard Academy. Lawmakers said the records provided to Congress are highly redacted and include a…

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National Guard’s hybrid status makes sexual assault confusing to prosecute

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After spending the last year revamping the Defense Department’s sexual assault prosecution avenues, Congressional leaders are now diving into the complex patchwork of legalities surrounding the issue in the National Guard. Lawmakers are concerned that the hybrid nature of the National Guard is leaving gaps in DoD and law enforcement’s ability to oversee and bring legal proceedings against sexual assault offenders. “The individual stories of Guard personnel caught in a web of confusing bureaucracy are harrowing,” Rep. Jackie Speier, chairwoman of the House Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee said during a…

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Sexual misconduct allegations may roil the 2018 US congressional elections – CNBC

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CNBC Sexual misconduct allegations may roil the 2018 US congressional electionsCNBCA spate of sexual misconduct accusations against U.S. politicians and other powerful men will force candidates for the November 2018 congressional elections to weigh more carefully than ever whether their past behavior could doom their chances …and more » us congress – Google News

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