Kamala Harris' aide sexually assaulted by Secret Service agent? Incident happened last week; here's what you should know
Kamala Harris' security, allegedly sexually assaulted a female staffer of the reigning VP, according to a Daily Beast report. The incident apparently occurred during a planning trip for a Harris campaign that ended up getting canceled after the Vice President decided to go to Atlanta instead.
Secret Service agent groped staffer after being drunk
Sources claimed that the Secret Service officer was very sloshed after dining and drinking with several staffers at a local restaurant, and then groped and harassed the female staffer when he came back to the aide's hotel room. Moreover, reports suggest that others were also witness to this very incident. The agent was so drunk, that he was kicked out of the hotel room and made to sleep in the hallway and pictures were clicked of him in such a condition.
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Agent called back to headquarters
According to the service rule books of Secret Service agents, personnel are not allowed to consume alcohol withing 10 hours of reporting for duty, something he may have broken amid this incident. Daily Beast report claims that he has been asked to return to the Secret Service headquarters immediately for being a part of an investigation into the incident, which will be conducted by a body, that looks into such disciplinary matters.
Secret Service under major scanner
Moreover this could fall under a misconduct investigation by the Office of
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