From 2001 to 2006 the Academy created a double standard that punished male midshipmen harsher than females:
As revealed in about 3,000 pages of Navy and Naval Academy documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act covering the five-year period, female accusers – and sometimes their witnesses – generally received immunity for conduct violations uncovered during investigations of the alleged sexual abuse.
But male midshipmen accused of sexual abuse, even when the evidence against them was weak, were likely to be dismissed for the same type of offense for which a female mid received immunity, the documents show.
Forgiven offenses typically included underage drinking, drinking in the dorm, binge or “extreme” drinking, possessing a fake ID, having consensual sex in the dorm or being absent from duty without authorization.
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