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Sandhurst is facing a slew of sex allegations as nearly 200 women claim they sought help after being abused at the military academy.
The cases span a period of more than two decades – with the most recent allegation understood to date from just last month.
In separate figures, campaigners revealed that 600 serving female troops have reported being sexually abused by male colleagues. Many of the women did not report their experiences to senior officers.
These include at least six female cadets from Sandhurst who claim to have been abused by male staff.
Olivia Perks died in February 2019 – in what is thought to be the first case of a female cadet taking her life at Sandhurst
It is the latest scandal for the Berkshire academy after a report found that 19 sexual relationships had been taking place between instructors and cadets before a trainee took her own life.
The report this month highlighted the number of forbidden relationships as a factor in the suicide of Olivia Perks in 2019. The 21-year-old had been in a secret relationship with an Army gym instructor in the months before her death.
