Report finds no evidence of widespread sexual misconduct in Secret Service
Source: Washington Post
A long-awaited report analyzing the male-dominated culture of the U.S. Secret Service concluded that the agency does not have a widespread problem with its employees engaging in sexual misconduct while on official business.
The findings, released Friday by the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general, come 1½ years after more than a dozen Secret Service agents and officers were implicated in a prostitution scandal ahead of President Obama’s trip to Cartagena, Colombia. Congress requested the report after agency officials testified that the behavior was an aberration.
The report found isolated cases of misbehavior, and investigators recommended 14 guidelines to identify and address misconduct by employees. Investigators said the agency has implemented 11 of the recommendations.
“Although individual employees have engaged in misconduct or inappropriate behavior, we did not find evidence that misconduct is widespread in USSS,” according to the report, which was obtained by The Washington Post before its release. “Furthermore, we did not find any evidence that USSS leadership has fostered an environment that tolerates inappropriate behavior.”
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