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The Coast Guard has launched an investigation into allegations of a hostile work environment perpetrated by whistleblower Shannon Norenburg and other agency officials.
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Sexual harassment and assault continue to be a problem at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, according to U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the chair of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in the U.S. Senate.
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U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT) was instrumental in advancing safe-to-report legislation that will protect cadets at the Coast Guard Academy in New London if they report sexual assault.
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The investigation began after CNN revealed a Coast Guard report about sexual assault matters that was withheld from Congress and the public.
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The Coast Guard Academy located in New London, Connecticut, doesn't offer the same protections to sexual assault reporters as other military schools. A bill would change that.
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The U.S. Coast Guard is under fire after it was revealed late last month that sexual assault allegations at its service academy in New London went unreported or ignored for years and that the leaders of the military branch neglected to disclose a six-year investigation into those failures.
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U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut has accused leaders at the Coast Guard of a coverup after a damning report found dozens of mishandled sex assault cases at the academy in New London.
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The only Muslim woman in the Connecticut General Assembly spoke on Thursday for the first time after being the victim of an assault following a service that marked Eid al Adha in downtown Hartford last week.
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has introduced a bipartisan bill to connect survivors of military sexual trauma with a peer support system to help their recovery. The bill would establish a military-wide peer support program.
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66-year-old Kevin Fisette resides in Killingly, Connecticut, which is located within the Diocese of Norwich’s territorial boundaries.