Several female CIA employees have said their cases of being sexually assaulted at the agency were mishandled.
The CIA is also creating an internal task force to look for ways to improve its organizational structure and processes for how employees report sexual assault or workplace harassment. | Carolyn Kaster/AP PhotoThe CIA is hiring an expert on sexual assault prevention and announcing a number of new other steps as it attempts to address allegations of mishandling sexual assault and misconduct in its workforce.
Several female CIA employees have said in recent years that their cases of being sexually assaulted while working at the agency were mishandled. They went to Congress earlier this year to say that the agency was discouraging women from making sexual misconduct complaints and making it difficult for alleged victims to speak to law enforcement.
“It has become very clear to me that we need to change our processes,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the internal workings of the agency. “The feedback I hear is it’s not working.”
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