Thirteen former U.S. Coast Guard Academy students have filed administrative claims demanding $130 Million in damages and accusing the academy of ignoring and allowing a culture of sexual abuse for nearly four decades.
The unusual case, initiated under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), is the first collective legal challenge against a U.S. service academy based on such allegations.
The complaints, filed with the U.S. Coast Guard, detail abuse and assaults...