
Warning for cruise passengers as sexual assaults hit new high in 2023: FBI
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The number of reported sexual assaults and rapes reached a new high in 2023, according to FBI stats posted by the Department of Transportation
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But the actual number of incidents is likely much higher, experts warn. Nationally, two out of three sexual assaults go unreported, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, and the 2010 Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act doesn't protect non-U.S. citizens.
Earlier this month, MSC Cruises was sued for two alleged sex crimes on separate ships. One lawsuit alleged a crew member raped a passenger, and the other accused the cruise line of failing to protect an underage girl from being molested in a bathroom.