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FBI no longer banning all applicants who have had sexual encounters with sex workers

Bureau to still dismiss those with encounters within past 10 years, three or more times or while in public safety capacity The FBI is dropping a categorical hiring ban on applicants who have had sexual encounters with sex workers and will instead consider in a more holistic manner at least some candidates who have engaged in the practice in the past, according to people familiar with the matter. The move away from an automatic disqualification falls along a continuum of evolving recruitment…

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FBI no longer banning all applicants who have had sexual encounters with sex workers
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