Video: Courageous Maritime Sexual Abuse Survivors Hope Hicks & Midshipman-Y Speak Truth to Power & Urge the U.S. Coast Guard to Take Action Against Maritime Sexual Predators

Mar 18

Written By MLAA

Via CNN: Failed oversight, lax punishments: How the Coast Guard has allowed sexual assault at sea to go unchecked

MLAA

I was Sexually Assaulted by the Captain of a Sailing Yacht on My First Night Aboard the Vessel. Now I’m Fighting to Make Crewing Safer and to End Impunity for Predators at Sea.

Sam Irvin Subjected Me to Horrific Sexual Harassment & Abuse. I Lost 20 Pounds b/c I Could Barely Swallow Food. When He Reads This Statement He’ll Know the True Extent of What He Put Me Through