It is reported that nine additional former cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy have formally accused overseers of the service academy of failing to prevent and properly address sexual violence on campus.
The claims, filed Wednesday per the reports, come more than a month after 13 former cadets filed similar federal complaints seeking $10 million apiece in damages, according to the reports.
The additional claimants bring the total to 22, all represented by Christine Dunn, a managing partner at Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight’s D.C. office.
Furthermore, as it is reported, many of the latest unnamed plaintiffs contacted lawyers in the case after reading news accounts of the initial batch of administrative complaints filed against the Coast Guard, its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security and its former parent agency, the Department of Transportation, attorney Christine Dunn said.
Christine Dunn continued her statement by saying that she’s certain that these 22 are just the tip of the iceberg and knows that sexual assault has been taking place for decades at the Coast Guard Academy.
