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Captain John Merrone Investigations - Cadet and Crewmember Sexual Harassment & Assaults Aboard U.S. Merchant Vessels
October 7, 2022 · N/A
- Case Title:
- Captain John Merrone
- Case Type:
- Maritime Sexual AssaultSexual ViolenceSexual HarassmentGender DiscriminationUnseaworthinessJones Act NegligenceSuspension & RevocationDepartment of JusticeCoast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS)
- Filed in:
- N/A
- Attorneys:
- Ryan Melogy
Case Summary
Captain John Merrone is an accused serial rapist who voluntarily surrendered his U.S. Coast Guard license after being charged by the U.S. Coast Guard with drugging two female cadet-midshipman from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy aboard his vessel and raping one of them.
Ryan Melogy represents several of Merrone’s victims in ongoing investigations. Civil claims for Merrone’s attacks against women at sea have been confidentially resolved.
Procedural History
- October 7, 2022: —CNN Breaks the bombshell story about Captain John Merrone
News Coverage
- CNN: Ship captain allegedly drugged two students at sea, raped one of them.
- MaritimeExcutive: American Captain Surrenders License After Sexual Assault Accusations
- Professional Mariner: Captain accused of drugging, assaulting female cadets surrenders credential
- MaritimeLegalAid.com: U.S. Attorney Breon Peace Declined to Prosecute Capt. John Merrone for Drugging 2 USMMA Cadets & Raping One. Now the USCG Says More Victims Have Come Forward & Peace is Changing his Story.
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