US border agent sexually assaulted teen sisters in Texas, ACLU says

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Guardian News



US Customs and Border Protection officer allegedly took sisters into ‘closet-like room’, told them to remove their clothes and sexually assaulted them

Sam Levin in San Francisco
@SamTLevin

Wednesday 22 March 2017 15.38 EDT



Two teenage sisters fleeing violence in Guatemala were sexually assaulted by a US Customs and Border Protection officer in Texas after crossing the Mexican border, according to claims filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.

The sisters, aged 17 and 19 at the time of the incident in July 2016, were in a field office in Presidio when an agent took them into a “closet-like room” one at a time, told them to remove their clothes and sexually assaulted them, the ACLU reported on Wednesday.

“We had fled Guatemala for fear, and then this happened to us,” the older sister, now 20, said in a phone call with reporters. In tears, she added: “The purpose and reason why we’re sharing our story today is to prevent this from happening to any women and to ask the agents to have sympathy.”

The complaint comes at a time when Donald Trump has pledged to add 5,000 more border agents to the force to support his anti-immigration agenda.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/22/us-border-agent-sexually-assaults-teenage-sisters-texas

[tenorly]

1. A perfect fit for the Trump regime.

[surrealAmerican]

6. This happened last July.

There was no "Trump regime", and I don't think it has much to do with Obama either. It's about people in positions of authority taking advantage of individuals who have little or no power to stop them.

[tenorly]

7. I meant that the guy would be a perfect fit in the current White House

As you know, most of Trump's simian voters would be thrilled at the idea, and I don't doubt it's crossed Bannon's mind.

[red dog 1]

2. Kick for exposure!

The last sentence in the article is particularly chilling:
"Records have shown that Border Patrol agents are rarely disciplined in abuse cases."

I hope the ACLU will do whatever they can to see that this CBP rapist won't get away with what he allegedly did to these two sisters.

Also, I hope U.S. Customs and Border Protection won't let him off the hook,
(which apparently is what they usually do)

[iluvtennis]

3. GAH, Dirty MF. And CBP didn't even prosecute him - hope ACLU can do something to have agent jailed

[DK504]

4. Has the Border Patrol opened it up for thugs the way the Army did for the Iraq war?

If they are lower their standards for federal police agencies, the armed forces, the heads of government show we are becoming a banana republic.

[luvMIdog]

5. This is sickening beyond belief they are making America shameful