US Merchant Marine Academy suspends midshipmen program amid sexual assault concerns
The academy is suspending a program that sends midshipmen to work on commercial vessels in international waters.
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Nov 4, 2021, 2:18 AM
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Updated 1,148 days ago
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2h agoSexual assault concerns are keeping midshipmen at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point on dry land.
The academy is suspending a program that sends midshipmen to work on commercial vessels in international waters.
News 12 reported last month that a female cadet claimed a supervisor assaulted her aboard a commercial ship in the Middle East.
Rep. Tom Suozzi and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand are calling for an immediate investigation.
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