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FBI To Pay $22 Million To Settle Claims Of Sexual Discrimination At Training Academy

September 30, 2024 10:02AM EDT
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FILE - An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb. Violent crime in the US dropped again in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward after a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike. The report released Monday shows overall violent crime ticked down an estimated 3% in 2023 from the year before, according to the FBI. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instructors with sexually charged comments about their breast size, false allegations of infidelity and the need to take birth control “to control their moods.”

The payout to 34 women dismissed from the FBI’s training academy in Quantico, Virginia would rank among the biggest sexual misconduct settlements in the history of the bureau.

The FBI did not immediately comment.

Many of the allegations were confirmed in a 2022 internal watchdog report.

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