More than a dozen women who attended the FBI's training academy are suing the law enforcement agency for what they say was a hostile work environment and sexual harassment, according to a new lawsuit.
The suit, based on accounts from current and former FBI employees, alleges that women at the FBI's Training Academy in Quantico, Virginia, faced disadvantages and harsher scrutiny as a result of a"good old boy network" at the facility. Some women also said they were sexually harassed, including through propositions for sex and repeated"inappropriate" text messages.
's recollection of an exercise, telling her that she was"overwhelmed" and"probably didn't remember it correctly," the suit says.Clare Coetzer, a licensed social worker who attended the training academy in 2018, was dismissed three weeks before graduation and says in the lawsuit that she was given fewer opportunities to succeed than her male counterparts.After receiving four demerits, Coetzer met with a tactical instructor to ask for feedback on how to improve.
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