CONCERNS AT CCC TOBAGO

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One former trainee at the Civilian Conservation Corps is speaking out following what she claims to be inappropriate behaviour by some male staff members towards some females at the organization.  The former trainee told TV6 she was fearful at first of  coming forward. She claimed other trainees experienced similar situations. More in this Elizabeth Williams report.

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00:00When you enter CCC, you have to give them your phone number so they can contact you

00:06and put you in a group with other trainees and your staff that will be in

00:13charge of your group specifically, okay? So this specific staff member, at first

00:20he had a message and he was like, hi, how are you? And then it led to, hi baby, and

00:25then it turned into, can't wait to see you.

00:27The former trainee said the staff member was friendly at first, but things later

00:32escalated with a phone call by the staff member via social media.

00:37Innocent me thought he was just being friendly and making sure I'm okay in the

00:41program until I realized when I started walking past him, he would be staring me

00:46down and so much more will happen. So then I came and I blocked him on WhatsApp.

00:52He got onto my Instagram. I don't know how, but he did. He messaged me on

00:58Instagram and then he called me.

01:00The trainee said she recorded the staff member's video call to her and provided a

01:06video as proof of this to TV6.

01:08So I started videotaping because I answered the phone on my tablet. So I was

01:13videotaping on my phone and his first words was, you want to see something?

01:20While he's lying down on his bed, topless. And before I could even see anything, he

01:27was showing his private parts on the video call. So I immediately hung up.

01:33The woman said the incident occurred while she was a minor at the institution

01:38and said she reported the matter, but nothing was done. TV6 News has since

01:43learned that the matter has been brought to the attention of the civilian

01:48Conservation Corps. TV6 News contacted Director of MILAT and CCC Major David R.

01:55Benjamin on the matter and we are awaiting a response. Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.

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