Senate Launches Inquiry Into Coast Guard Over Alleged Coverup of Sexual Assaults

The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has urged the U.S. Coast Guard to provide all records of its six-year internal investigation.

A U.S. Coast Guard vessel docks during an offload of packages of marijuana and cocaine at Port Everglades, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Nov. 22, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Senate has initiated an inquiry into the mishandling of reports of sexual assaults and rapes at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, which came to light after CNN reported on the internal investigation in June.

The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations sent a letter (pdf) to Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan on Sept. 12, asking the agency to provide all records of its investigation into the allegations.