‘Hazing’ or Sexual Abuse? 9 Years Later, Disgraced Coast Guard ALJ Court Still Grappling with USCG vs. Stinziano
The tragic, sickening, decade-long saga of USCG vs. Stinziano, which paved the way for Midshipman-X and a maritime industry reckoning on sexual misconduct—continues.
Via: Tradewinds
4 December 2023
By Eric Priante Martin
When a ship’s officer gropes a cadet’s buttocks and grabs him from behind while simulating sex acts without his consent, is it sexual abuse?
That is a key question before a US Coast Guard judge who is reconsidering a decision that found that an AP Moller-Maersk chief mate “hazed” a deck cadet but that it did not rise to the level of sexual abuse or sexual molestation…