US Coast Guard Academy Students Seek $130 Million Over Alleged Sexual Assaults

The students allege the academy in Connecticut enabled sexual abusers and failed to protect victims or provide recourse for nearly four decades.

Cadets attend the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremony in New London, Conn., on May 19, 2021. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

A group of more than a dozen former U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Academy students filed complaints with the USCG on Sept. 5, alleging they were victims of sexual assault and that the school allowed the abuse to go unchecked.

The complaints are not publicly available, but Christine Dunn, the attorney representing the former students, told Reuters that the alleged victims—12 women and one man—are seeking $130 million in damages, or $10 million each.