Wes Streeting pledges inquiry into sexual abuse at Harrogate Army college

bbc.co.uk

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting, “absolutely sickened” by rape and sexual abuse reports at Army Foundation College, promised to investigate failings. Four women told the BBC they were sexually assaulted at the Harrogate college, describing a culture of misogyny and sexual violence. The Army called the behaviour unacceptable; police received 16 sexual-offence reports linked to the college in the year to June. AFC is the UK’s largest under-19 military training site, taking all 16-year-old recruits. Since 2018, 176 complaints of inappropriate sexual behaviour were made; some MPs urge an independent inquiry.


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