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She accused her boss of rape. A year later, no resolution

Hope Hicks, a student at the US Merchant Marine Academy, was raped at sea. After two years she discovered that nine other female classmates — representing nearly 10% of the female part of her class — had been raped during their Sea Year as well.

She accused her boss of rape. A year later, no resolution

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Hundreds of pages of the Coast Guard's own records show the agency has failed to use its power to prevent and punish sexual assault for decades. CNN's Pamela Brown reports.

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Hope Hicks, a student at the US Merchant Marine Academy, was raped at sea. After two years she discovered that nine other female classmates — representing nearly 10% of the female part of her class — had been raped during their Sea Year as well.

She accused her boss of rape. A year later, no resolution

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