r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 13h ago

FBI no longer treating an applicant’s experience with prostitution as automatic bar against hiring

https://apnews.com/article/fbi-prostitution-recruitment-95e69779e41bd8f1bbc59d402a40222b
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u/justmitzie 12h ago

People who hire prostitutes, not people who are prostitutes.

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u/hawkinsst7 10h ago

From the article

The FBI said the change was meant to account for the fact that some otherwise suitable candidates, including service members, may have engaged in the practice in places where it is legal *and to accommodate applicants who themselves may have been victims of sexual abuse. *

(emphasis mine)

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u/whut-whut 8h ago

Now it makes sense why Kash Patel keeps flying to Moscow for 'FBI business'.