{"id":2055762,"date":"2023-10-04T18:01:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T22:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victim-of-sexual-assault-at-cia-hq-sues-agency-accusing-it-of-intimidation\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T18:03:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T22:03:55","slug":"victim-of-sexual-assault-at-cia-hq-sues-agency-accusing-it-of-intimidation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victim-of-sexual-assault-at-cia-hq-sues-agency-accusing-it-of-intimidation\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual assault victim sues CIA, alleging intimidation."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvictim-of-sexual-assault-at-cia-hq-sues-agency-accusing-it-of-intimidation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2055762&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The CIA symbol is shown on the floor of CIA Headquarters, July 9,\u200b 2004 \u200dat CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.\u200b Earlier today the Senate \u2063Intelligence Committee\u200b released its report on \u200dthe numerous \u200cfailures in the CIA reporting of alleged Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. (Photo by\u200c Mark Wilson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>2:50 PM \u2013 Wednesday, October \u200c4, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>An unidentified woman, who\u2063 was reportedly a trainee at \u2062the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), is suing the\u200b agency for her claimed sexual assault and for \u201crepeatedly and improperly\u201d discouraging\u200c her from making a \u200bpolice report against her\u200c attacker.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the unnamed CIA \u200btrainee was sexually assaulted in a stairwell at the\u2062 CIA headquarters, she alleges. <\/p>\n<p>The woman has now sued the agency for \u201cintimidating\u201d \u2064her from testifying at her\u2064 assailant\u2019s\u2064 trial\u200d and for repeatedly attempting to prevent her from documenting a criminal complaint against him.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit specifies that the\u200b agency \u201cimproperly\u201d\u200c shared\u200b the woman\u2019s\u200d internal work \u200dmessages with her assailant\u2019s criminal defense team. She claimed\u2063 that \u2062this \u200bwas purposefully\u200c done in order to falsely depict her\u200c as having an extramarital affair.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2062 a result, the instant messages \u200cwere\u2064 not \u200crevealed to\u200d the court\u200d due to a court-ordered subpoena and a request \u2063from law enforcement, according to the lawsuit. <\/p>\n<p>The victim has also claimed that \u2064the court\u2019s provision breaches \u200cher Privacy Act rights and portrays an attempt by the\u2063 agency to stop the \u2064conviction of her assailant by intimidating\u2064 her \u200dfrom\u2063 testifying against him.<\/p>\n<p>The CIA has \u200bbeen in the midst of dealing with scrutiny on \u200dCapitol Hill regarding its treatment of sexual harassment and sexual assault cases. <\/p>\n<p>In May, the \u200bCIA inspector general ordered a \u201cspecial review\u201d due to \u2064several women \u2064speaking out to congressional intelligence committees regarding\u2062 allegations of sexual misconduct. The \u2063women claimed that the misconduct \u2062was \u201cgrossly mishandled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An agency spokesperson denied \u200bquestions \u200bregarding the specifics of the case and \u2062ensuring the privacy of the CIA\u2019s officers and\u200c the continuing litigation. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cCIA continues to take concerns about our handling of employee allegations of \u200dsexual assault and harassment \u200bextremely seriously,\u2064 and\u200d we have already taken significant steps in \u200cthis regard,\u201d the spokesperson said.\u202f<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u202f\u201cWe are focused on instilling in\u200c all officers a culture of duty to act,\u200d and ensuring they know they are encouraged to report any incidents of \u200csexual assault to law\u200d enforcement authorities. \u202fWe have also strengthened our response, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victim-of-sexual-assault-at-cia-hq-sues-agency-accusing-it-of-intimidation\/\" title=\"Sexual assault victim sues CIA, alleging intimidation.\">including making significant \u200borganizational\u200d reforms<\/a>\u2064 and bringing on an experienced\u2063 outside expert to \u200clead our sexual assault \u200band prevention \u2062efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the \u2064lawsuit, which was filed in\u2062 Washington D.C. in 2022,\u200c a male CIA trainee \u201csnuck up behind\u201d\u2062 the female\u2062 victim\u2062 in a stairwell.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>The male proceeded \u2063to \u201cwrap a scarf tightly around her neck, began strangling her with\u200b it, made lewd remarks, and\u2062 tried to kiss her\u2064 forcibly on\u2064 her mouth.\u201d\u202f<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The woman\u2063 told the \u200bman to \u2064\u201cstop\u201d and quickly left\u2062 the scene as soon as he let\u2063 her go. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u202f\u201cHe immediately tried \u2064unsuccessfully to \u200bwrap the scarf around Plaintiff\u2019s\u200d neck\u2062 again, followed Plaintiff to \u200bher \u200coffice, and grabbed \u2062and forcibly kissed her,\u201d the\u200c suit reports. \u201cHours after the \u200cattack,\u200d her \u2064assailant twice \u200btexted Plaintiff to ask, \u2018You\u200c good?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The victim and her attacker were Clandestine Service\u200c trainees who were in the process of learning how to recruit\u2064 and manage CIA assets. Both of\u200d their names have been concealed \u2064in court proceedings and to the public.<\/p>\n<p>According to a CIA officer, the agency\u200b has now hired a psychologist named Dr. Taleeta Jackson \u2063to \u200brun a\u2064 program that will assist sexual \u2064assault victims. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>According to the officer, Jackson is \u201cdeveloping \u200ca tailored training curriculum for \u200cAgency employees \u2062and is\u2064 ensuring her office is fully resourced with trained\u200d officers to provide support to victims and respond \u200cto\u200d incidents of sexual assault within our Agency community.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking\u200c news blasts directly to your\u2063 inbox for free.\u200b Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Congressman James\u2063 Comer,\u200d who is chairing \u200dthe\u200c House\u200c impeachment\u200d inquiry\u2063 into Joe \u2062Biden, tells One America News \u201cwe\u2019re following\u200d the money\u201d with\u2064 the issuance of subpoenas for Jim Biden\u2019s \u200bfinancial \u200drecords.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Kevin McCarthy has been voted \u200dout of his House \u2062Speaker position after efforts led by \u2063Representative Matt\u2062 Gaetz. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Dinesh D\u2019Souza<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta is planning to \u2063lay off\u2063 employees \u200bon Wednesday in the unit of its\u200d metaverse-oriented Reality Labs division focused on creating custom silicon<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s fraud trial \u2064got under \u200bway with jury selection on Tuesday, nearly a year after his now<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-gaetz-threatens-to-oust-speaker-mccarthy\/\" title=\"Rep. Gaetz vows to remove Speaker McCarthy.\">-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange\u2019<\/a>s\u00a0collapse.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-crypto-market-bears-the-scars-of-ftxs-collapse\/\" title=\"FTX's collapse left lasting scars on the crypto market.\">global cryptocurrency market remains badly scarred<\/a> following the tumultuous collapse of crypto \u2063exchange FTX and other big players last year<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A California federal judge has ruled people \u200cwho own\u200c Tesla cars must pursue autopilot\u200c claims in individual arbitration rather than \u200bcourt.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cHow is the court&#8217;s provision of not revealing the victim&#8217;s instant \u2062messages raising concerns \u2062about the agency&#8217;s adherence\u200c to \u200cprotocols and obstruction of justice<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: CIA Trainee Files Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Assault\u200c and Agency&#8217;s Interference<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>A trainee at the\u200d Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has recently filed a\u200b lawsuit against the agency, claiming sexual\u200c assault and accusing\u2064 them of repeatedly discouraging her from filing a\u200d police\u200d report\u2062 against her attacker. This case highlights the ongoing issue of sexual harassment and assault within \u200dthe\u200d CIA\u2063 and raises concerns about the agency&#8217;s handling of such \u200bcases.<\/p>\n<p>Details of the Lawsuit:<\/p>\n<p>The unnamed\u2062 trainee alleges that she \u2063was \u2063sexually assaulted in\u2063 a stairwell at the CIA headquarters in 2022. She has accused the agency of intimidating\u200c her from testifying at her assailant&#8217;s trial and attempting \u2064to\u200d prevent her \u2064from documenting a\u200d criminal complaint\u2062 against \u200chim. The lawsuit further claims that the CIA shared her internal work messages with her attacker&#8217;s criminal defense \u200dteam, with the intention of falsely portraying her as having an extramarital affair.<\/p>\n<p>Legal Implications:<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the CIA&#8217;s\u2064 actions, the victim&#8217;s\u200c instant \u200dmessages were not revealed in court due to a court-ordered \u200bsubpoena and a request from\u2062 law enforcement. The victim argues that this\u2062 breach of her Privacy Act rights\u2064 is\u200d an attempt by the agency to prevent\u200b her from testifying against her assailant\u2064 and obstruct justice.\u2062 This provision by the court raises serious \u2064concerns\u200c about the agency&#8217;s practices and adherence to protocols.<\/p>\n<p>CIA&#8217;s Scrutiny on\u2063 Capitol Hill:<\/p>\n<p>The CIA\u2063 has faced increasing scrutiny regarding its handling of sexual harassment and assault cases. \u200bIn response to allegations\u2064 of\u2062 gross mishandling of misconduct cases, the CIA inspector general ordered a &#8220;special review&#8221; in May. Several women\u200d have come forward to\u200c congressional intelligence committees, claiming that their \u2063allegations of sexual misconduct were not adequately addressed by the agency.<\/p>\n<p>Agency&#8217;s Response:<\/p>\n<p>When questioned about the specific details of the case and ongoing litigation,\u200d an \u2062agency spokesperson declined to comment, emphasizing the agency&#8217;s commitment to \u2063privacy\u200c and the\u200b ongoing nature of the lawsuit. However, they stated that the CIA takes employee allegations \u2062of sexual assault and harassment seriously, and significant steps have already been taken to\u200d address\u2063 the issue. The agency claims to have implemented organizational reforms\u200b and \u200bbrought in\u2064 outside experts to lead \u2062its efforts to combat sexual assault and improve prevention measures.<\/p>\n<p>Details of the Assault:<\/p>\n<p>According \u200cto the lawsuit filed in Washington D.C., the male trainee sneaked up behind \u200bthe female victim \u200cand proceeded to strangle her\u2063 with a scarf in a stairwell. He made lewd remarks and attempted to forcibly kiss her. The victim managed to escape the\u2062 scene \u2062after telling\u2063 him to stop. However, the attacker followed her to her office and forcibly kissed her again.\u2062 Hours later, he texted her to\u200b ask if she was okay.<\/p>\n<p>Anonymity and Protection of\u200b Parties&#8217; Id<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CIA symbol is displayed on the floor of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. 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