
Government reforms training at sea program after alleged rape of 19-year-old student
CNN
The federal government plans to begin sending students at the US Merchant Marine Academy back to sea later this month, resuming a key training program that had been temporarily suspended in the wake of an allegation that a 19-year-old student was raped on a ship.
The program was halted early last month, just weeks before students were set to embark on their voyages, as lawmakers sharply criticized the school for failing to protect students.

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