{"id":1492554,"date":"2024-09-27T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1492554"},"modified":"2024-09-27T14:45:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T18:45:00","slug":"secret-service-agent-suspended-amid-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct-involving-harris-campaign-staffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/secret-service-agent-suspended-amid-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct-involving-harris-campaign-staffer\/1492554\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Service Agent Suspended Amid Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct Involving Harris Campaign Staffer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Secret Service Agent Suspended Amid Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct Involving Harris Campaign Staffer<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times<\/a> (emphasis ours),<\/em><\/p>\n

The U.S. Secret Service has confirmed that it is investigating allegations of misconduct against one of its agents in response to an inquiry about a report claiming that the special agent in question groped a female staff member of Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s presidential campaign after getting drunk.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe speaks during a press conference in Washington, on Sept. 20, 2024. Ben Curtis\/AFP<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

A Secret Service spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement that one of its agents has been suspended amid a misconduct probe, after being asked for comment on allegations made in a Real Clear Politics report<\/a> claiming that the heavily inebriated agent had forced himself onto a female Harris campaign staffer at her hotel room, allegedly groping her in front of witnesses.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe U.S. Secret Service Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating a misconduct allegation involving an employee,\u201d <\/strong>the spokesperson said in response to the inquiry. \u201cThe Secret Service holds its personnel to the highest standards. The employee has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The spokesperson did not confirm the details of the allegations, which claim that the special agent in question and several Harris campaign staff members dined and drank alcohol at a restaurant in an undisclosed location in Wisconsin last week, with the group going back to the female staffer\u2019s hotel room afterward. The report alleged that the agent in question was so drunk that his co-workers kicked him out of their hotel room and he later passed out in the hallway.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Harris campaign did not respond to a request for comment and more details on the matter.<\/p>\n

The Secret Service has been under heightened scrutiny since the attempted assassination against former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania,<\/strong> leading to questions about the agency\u2019s ability to protect high-profile officials effectively.\u00a0An interim House report<\/a> on the Secret Service\u2019s actions during the July 13 rally in Butler found that planning failures and unclear roles among Secret Service personnel contributed to inadequate security coverage.<\/p>\n

Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe said recently that some agents who were involved in securing the July 13 rally would face discipline by the agency\u2019s internal office of integrity in line with its \u201ctable of penalties,\u201d Rowe told reporters at a Sept. 20 press conference in Washington.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nFri, 09\/27\/2024 – 10:45<\/span><\/p>\n

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