Ex-Coast Guard chief defends withholding sexual assault report to protect privacy, amid criticism of shielding perpetrators.

Former US Coast Guard Commandant Karl Schultz has defended his decision to withhold findings of a sexual assault investigation, known as "Operation Fouled Anchor," from Congress, citing concerns for victims' privacy. The investigation substantiated dozens of rapes and assaults from the late 1980s to 2006. Schultz argues that he feared lawmakers would politicize the findings, harming victims and some exonerated perpetrators. Critics argue that Schultz was trying to avoid scrutiny and protect perpetrators.

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