The U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General released the following statement about their confirmation of Sexual Harassment at the FBI, which was thrown into the dustbin by leadership:
Investigative Summary: Findings of Misconduct by a Federal Bureau of Investigation Program Analysis Officer for Sexual Harassment, Unprofessional Conduct, and Lack of Candor to the OIG, and by a then FBI Unit Chief for Failure to Report an Allegation of Sexual Harassment
Findings of Misconduct by a Federal Bureau of Investigation Program Analysis Officer for Sexual Harassment,
Unprofessional Conduct, and Lack of Candor to the OIG, and by a then FBI Unit Chief for Failure to Report an
Allegation of Sexual Harassment
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) initiated an investigation after receiving
information from an anonymous complainant, alleging that a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Program Analysis
Officer had sexually harassed a colleague and engaged in unprofessional conduct toward colleagues, including making
sexually suggestive comments.
The complaint also alleged that the supervisor of the Program Analysis Officer, who was
then an FBI Unit Chief, failed to report an allegation of sexual harassment by the Program Analysis Officer. During its
investigation, the OIG found indications that the Program Analysis Officer lacked candor during an OIG interview.
The OIG investigation substantiated the allegation that the Program Analysis Officer had engaged in sexual harassment
and unprofessional conduct, which included, among other things, making sexually suggestive comments towards
colleagues and grabbing or slapping the buttocks of four co-workers without their permission, in violation of state and
federal law and FBI and DOJ policy.
The OIG investigation also substantiated the allegation that the then Unit Chief had
failed to report an allegation of sexual harassment by the Program Analysis Officer, in violation of FBI policy. The OIG
investigation further found that the Program Analysis Officer lacked candor during an OIG interview, in violation of FBI
policy.
Criminal prosecution of the Program Analysis Officer was declined.