Susan Barr, one of Janaet Napolitano's top deputies, resigned
amidst pressure from a sexual harassment suit:
A senior Obama administration political appointee and longtime aide to
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano resigned Saturday amid
allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior lodged by at least three
Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees.
Suzanne Barr, chief of staff to ICE Director John Morton, said in her
resignation letter that the allegations against her are "unfounded." But
she said she was stepping down anyway to end distractions within the
agency. ICE, a division of the Homeland Security Department, confirmed
Barr had resigned. The Associated Press obtained a copy of Barr's
letter.
The suit was filed last May but hasn't gotten much publicity
Barr went on leave last month after the New York Post reported on the
lawsuit filed by James T. Hayes Jr., ICE's special agent in charge in
New York. Additional employees came forward with their allegations
around the same time.
In one complaint, Barr is accused of telling a male subordinate he was
"sexy" and asking a personal question about his anatomy during an office
party. In a separate complaint, she is accused of offering to perform a
sex act with a male subordinate during a business trip in Bogota,
Colombia. She's also accused of calling a male subordinate from her
hotel room and offering to perform a sex act. The names of two of Barr's
accusers were censored in affidavits reviewed by AP.
This is one of the problems "cousin Janet" Napolitano has been dealing with lately. The other is that
a group of ICE agents is suing claiming ICE officials are telling them not to do their jobs.
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