Lawsuit over sexual assault aboard Navy transport ship dismissed as worker’s comp issue
- The USNS Carson City, an expeditionary fast transport ship, in 2016.
- Navy) A judge dismissed a lawsuit from a civilian engineer in the Military Sealift Command after it was determined that her report of being raped in her own bed aboard a Navy transport ship was within her duties and must be treated as a worker’s comp claim.
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- The USNS Carson City, an expeditionary fast transport ship, in 2016.
- Navy) A judge dismissed a lawsuit from a civilian engineer in the Military Sealift Command after it was determined that her report of being raped in her own bed aboard a Navy transport ship was within her duties and must be treated as a worker’s comp claim.
Sources: Stripes