FBI no longer treating applicants’ experience with sex workers as automatic bar against hiring
Bureau will still dismiss those engaged with sex workers within past 10 years, three or more times overall, 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…
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- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Aug 28, 2026 at 5:31 PM ET
- Coverage span: 16h 45m
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 16h 59m
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FBI no longer treating an applicant's experience with prostitution as automatic bar against hiring(opens original report in a new tab)The FBI is no longer treating an applicant’s prior encounters with prostitutes as an automatic bar against employment — ABC News
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