Overview
- At least two Department of Labor employees reported that Shawn DeRemer touched them inappropriately inside the agency’s Washington headquarters, with one Dec. 18 incident reportedly captured on security video.
- A Metropolitan Police Department report filed Jan. 24 states a complainant alleged sexual contact against her will at the Labor Department’s address.
- Following the complaints, a building restriction instructed security to deny DeRemer entry to the Frances Perkins Building.
- The MPD sexual assault unit has been involved in the inquiry, and DeRemer has not been criminally charged.
- The New York Post reports the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Federal Protective Service declined to pursue federal charges after reviewing evidence, while a separate inspector general probe into the secretary’s office continues.