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USNS Pecos Galley Chest-Squeezing Report Was Referred to Command as Simple Assault.

NCIS records say a civilian mariner aboard USNS Pecos reported that his immediate supervisor squeezed his chest while the ship was in Subic Bay. Investigators closed the abusive-sexual-contact case after MSC legal and victim-response officials concluded the allegation fit simple assault instead.

Abusive Sexual ContactSimple AssaultUSNS PecosSubic BayCivilian MarinerSupervisorCommand Referral

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Allegation

Abusive sexual contact / simple assault

Location

USNS Pecos galley / Subic Bay, Philippines

Key date

Alleged April 12, 2019

Outcome

Closed and referred to command as simple assault

What the NCIS File Says

NCIS opened the case after a naval message reported alleged abusive sexual contact between two civilian merchant mariners assigned to USNS Pecos.

The reporting mariner said he was preparing eggs in the galley while the ship was in Subic Bay when his immediate supervisor walked past, turned around, and squeezed his left breast area. According to the report, the supervisor then asked what he was going to do about it and whether he would write him up for sexual harassment.

When USNS Pecos arrived in Singapore, NCIS interviewed the reporting mariner and relayed the allegation to a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator and Military Sealift Command Far East counsel.

Those officials concurred that the allegation did not rise to abusive sexual contact and could be simple assault. NCIS closed the sexual-assault investigation and referred the matter to command.

Case Timeline

April 12, 2019

Alleged galley incident

The reporting mariner said his supervisor squeezed his left chest area in the USNS Pecos galley while the ship was in Subic Bay.

April 16, 2019

NCIS notified

NCISRA Singapore received a naval-message report of alleged abusive sexual contact.

April 22, 2019

Victim interview

After USNS Pecos arrived in Singapore, NCIS interviewed the reporting mariner.

April 29, 2019

Case closure

NCIS closed the case and referred the matter to command as simple assault.

Why This Record Matters

The file documents a supervisor-subordinate workplace allegation aboard an MSC ship.
NCIS and MSC legal/victim-response officials treated the conduct as simple assault rather than abusive sexual contact.
The record does not say what command did after referral.

NCIS Source Document

This is the NCIS Report of Investigation for the USNS Pecos file. MLAA has preserved the source PDF, Bates range, and NCIS file number so readers can inspect the record directly.

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First page of the NCIS case file.

Source type: NCIS investigation file
Command or vessel: USNS PECOS/21582
NCIS file number: 26APR19-SNSN-00145-8SNA/C
Bates range: 0225-0226
Source file length: 2 pages

View NCIS Source PDF for Case 26APR19-SNSN-00145-8SNA/C

Readable OCR Transcript

The transcript below reproduces the substantive report text from the NCIS file in readable form, including the executive summary when one appears in the source. Paragraph numbers come from the original report. Redactions are shown as [REDACTED]. Because the text was generated from OCR, verify exact quotations against the source PDF.

NARRATIVE

1. This reactive investigation was opened under suspected violations of 18 USC 2244 (Abusive Sexual Contact).

2. On 16Apr19, NCISRA Singapore was notified via naval message of an alleged incident of abusive sexual contact between two civilian merchant marines assigned to the USNS PECOS (T-AO 197). The initial report indicated a 48 year-old male subject grabbed the chest of the 58 year-old male victim. The alleged subject is the immediate supervisor of the victim.

3. On 22Apr19, the USNS PECOS arrived in Singapore. Reporting Agent (RA) met with [REDACTED] USNS PECOS, who identified the victim as [REDACTED] RA conducted an interview withiy)[REDACTED] reported that on 12Apr19 at approximately 0800 while in port in Subic Bay, Philippines, he was assaulted by [REDACTED], US Merchant Marine, assigned to the USNS PECOS [REDACTED] Btated the incident occurred in the galley aspj[REDACTED] lcwas[REDACTED] yeggs and talking with a co-worker named[REDACTED] ‘ei our [REDACTED] Cwalked past [REDACTED] then turned around and squeezed [REDACTED] ) left breast area [REDACTED] objected and [REDACTED] commented, "What are you going to do? Write me up for sexual harassment? [REDACTED] cresponded to [REDACTED] that he might, and whem [REDACTED] apologize [REDACTED] decided to le on = report the incident to the ship's Captain [REDACTED] since been transferred off of the ship [REDACTED] explained that the outcome he was hoping for was to never again be assigned to the same ship withjbh)[REDACTED]

4. Following the interview with [REDACTED] details of the incident were relayed to both [REDACTED] Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, ang [REDACTED] Legal Counsel, Military Sealift Command (MSC) Far East [REDACTED] hoth concurred the allegations did not rise to the level of abusive sexual contact and could have been simple assault.

5. The following personnel were briefed on the results of this investigation: [REDACTED] USNS PECOS; [REDACTED] Legal Counsel, MSC Far East; and (by), [REDACTED] Sexual Assault Response Coordinator. Because this allegation has been deemed a simple assault, this investigation is closed and referred to Command.