MAY 15 2002
COMDTINST 5520.5E
c. Adult Consensual Sexual Acts. CGIS will not conduct a criminal investigation solely to
determine whether a service member is a heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual. However, if a
commanding officer determines that allegations or admissions of homosexual acts are credible
and were not obtained in violation of the administration's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, the
commanding officer may request CGIS investigative assistance in the matter. CGIS will not
ordinarily initiate a criminal investigation into offenses of adultery or fraternization where such
misconduct is the only offense involved. Allegations of this nature will normally be referred
back to the appropriate command for action. However, allegations of adultery or fraternization
that clearly affect good order and discipline of a unit or involve the command structure may be
investigated by CGIS upon request by the appropriate authority.
d. Child and Spouse Abuse. Family Advocacy Specialists (FAS) must immediately report to CGIS
all actual, alleged or suspected incidents of child and spouse abuse involving major physical
injury and all incidents of child or spouse sexual abuse in accordance with Family Advocacy
Program, COMDTINST 1750.7 (series).
e. Workplace Violence and Threatening Behavior. Incidents or potential incidents of workplace
violence or threatening behavior at Coast Guard facilities are to be reported to CGIS in
accordance with reference (f).
f. Computer Crime. Incidents of actual, alleged, or suspected computer related crime such as
unauthorized access, intrusion, and intentional data destruction must be reported to CGIS and
the Coast Guard Telecommunications and Information System Command (TISCOM) Computer
Incident Response Team (CIRT).
g. Child Pornography. Incidents of actual, alleged, or suspected child pornography involving
"covered persons" must be reported to CGIS. Receipt of unsolicited electronic mail messages
and attachments of purported or suspected child pornography should be reported to the Center
for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678. Unsolicited E-mail messages and
attachments of actual, suspected or alleged child pornography must not be forwarded or
otherwise distributed.
h. Security Violations. CGIS must be notified of all actual, alleged, or suspected loss,
compromise, or theft of classified material or material of a sensitive nature that, if disclosed,
could negatively impact Coast Guard operational readiness and/or national security, as well as
incidents involving actual, potential, or suspected sabotage, espionage, and subversive activities.
The foregoing is considered to include actual, suspected, or attempted defection. Area/District
Security Managers must also be notified in all such cases.
i. Desertion or Disappearance of a Coast Guard Member. CGIS shall be immediately notified
upon issuance of a DD-553, Absentee Wanted by the Armed Forces, declaring a Coast Guard
member a deserter from their assigned unit so that CGIS can enter the absentee in the FBI's
National Criminal Information Center (NCIC) system. This is particularly crucial if the
absentee poses a risk to themselves or others. Incidents involving the disappearance of a Coast
Guard member other than by desertion or AWOL, which may or may not suggest foul play
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