{"id":2571674,"date":"2026-02-19T21:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/labor-secretarys-husband-banned-from-department-after-alleged-sexual-assaults\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T21:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:53:00","slug":"labor-secretarys-husband-banned-from-department-after-alleged-sexual-assaults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/labor-secretarys-husband-banned-from-department-after-alleged-sexual-assaults\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor secretary\u2019s husband banned from department after alleged sexual assaults"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Flabor-secretarys-husband-banned-from-department-after-alleged-sexual-assaults%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=2571674&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>Dr. Shawn DeRemer,the husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer,has been barred from entering Department of Labor facilities after multiple employees accused him of sexual abuse at the agency\u2019s Washington,D.C. headquarters. One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/completely-violated-state-trooper-describes-alleged-cuomo-incident-from-month-after-he-signed-sexual-harassment-law\/\" title=\"\u2018Completely Violated\u2019: State Trooper Describes Alleged Cuomo Incident From Month After He Signed Sexual Harassment Law\">incident allegedly occurred<\/a> in December 2025 and was reportedly captured on security video; the matter has been referred to the Metropolitan Police Department, while the Labor Department has restricted his access and declined to comment further due to security and personnel protocols.<\/p>\n<p>The developments come as Chavez-deremer faces intensified scrutiny, with the department\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >inspector general reviewing separate workplace complaints involving<\/a> her and two top staffers, and an alleged inappropriate relationship with a security detail member who has been placed on leave. The article also cites allegations of \u201ctravel fraud\u201d tied to fabricating official trips to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-faces-criticism-for-defending-president-trump\/\" title=\"DOJ faces criticism for defending President Trump\">spend taxpayer dollars<\/a>, and notes a history of high spending by chavez-DeRemer dating back to her time as mayor and during her congressional campaign, including expenditures at luxury resorts and hotels.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Labor secretary&rsquo;s husband banned from department after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">sexual assault allegations<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2510356\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The husband of Labor Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lori-chavez-deremer\/\">Lori Chavez-DeRemer<\/a> has been barred from entering the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-labor\/\">Department of Labor<\/a> after multiple employees accused him of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sexual-abuse-allegations\/\">sexual abuse<\/a> inside the agency&rsquo;s headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Shawn DeRemer, an anesthesiologist, was prohibited from Labor Department property following allegations that he inappropriately touched at least two female employees during visits to the department&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington\/\">Washington<\/a> offices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4464308\/apple-icloud-lawsuit-west-virginia\/\">Apple iCloud accused of failing to stop &#8216;child porn&#8217; in West Virginia lawsuit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4462407\/trump-doj-epstein-review-delays-lawfare-accountability\/\">Diversion of 500 lawyers to Epstein files delayed &#8216;accountability on lawfare,&#8217; top Trump ally says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4463232\/uk-police-arrest-prince-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-over-misconduct-jeffrey-epstein\/\">UK police arrest Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over misconduct tied to Jeffrey Epstein<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>One of the alleged incidents was captured on security cameras in December 2025, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/19\/business\/labor-secretary-husband-sexual-assault-allegations.html\">according to the <em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>. The matter was referred to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/metropolitan-police-department\/\">Metropolitan Police Department<\/a> of the District of Columbia, which took a report alleging forced sexual contact at the department&rsquo;s address.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Labor Department leadership directed security to deny DeRemer access to agency facilities pending the outcome of the investigations. The department has not commented on the allegations, citing personnel and security protocols.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The developments add to mounting scrutiny surrounding Chavez-DeRemer&rsquo;s tenure at the Labor Department.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The department&rsquo;s inspector general has been reviewing separate workplace-related complaints involving Chavez-DeRemer and alleged misconduct with two of her top staffers, as well as an alleged &ldquo;inappropriate&rdquo; relationship with a member of her security detail who has since been placed on leave, according to the <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/23\/us\/politics\/labor-secretary-security-staff-investigation.html\">New York Times.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The labor secretary allegedly invited a member of her security detail into her hotel room at the Red Rocks Casino Resort and Spa and her Washington, D.C., apartment on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n<p>Chavez-DeRemer is also facing allegations of improperly using the Labor Department to commit &ldquo;travel fraud&rdquo; by ordering her top staffers to &ldquo;make up&rdquo; official trips so she could spend time with friends and family using taxpayer dollars.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to reporting by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, Chaves-DeRemer has a history of allegedly going on spending sprees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4448859\/labor-secretary-lori-chavez-deremer-history-spending-eluded-congress\/\"><strong>EMBATTLED LABOR SECRETARY HAS HISTORY OF QUESTIONABLE SPENDING THAT ELUDED CONGRESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Her spending started modestly while serving as mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon, but grew more expensive when she ran for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some of the congressional campaign expenditures included $1,512 in campaign funds spent at the St. Regis ski resort in Utah, nearly $7,000 at the Phoenician, a resort in Arizona, roughly $2,000 to the lakeside Otesaga Resort Hotel in upstate New York, and $2,585 in payments to the Inn at the Pier in Pismo Beach, California.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Labor Department for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labor secretary&#8217;s husband barred over assault claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2571675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/labor-department-unemployment.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[42046,5894,4633],"class_list":["post-2571674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-labor-department","tag-politics","tag-scandal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/labor-department-unemployment.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571674"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2571678,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571674\/revisions\/2571678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2571675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}