Civil servant at MoD alleges sexual assaults by three male colleagues

A joint letter from about 60 senior women at the MoD to the permanent secretary in October alleged harassment and abuse by male colleagues. Photograph: georgeclerk/Getty/iStockphoto

A Ministry of Defence civil servant has told of being subjected to three separate incidents of sexual assault by male colleagues, after allegations emerged of a “hostile” and “toxic” culture at the department.

The woman came forward to Prospect, the trade union, after feeling that her allegations were not sufficiently investigated and dealt with by the Ministry of Defence.