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Secret Service facing another sex scandal

By Alicia Caldwell
Published November 15, 2013 2:02am ET
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Secret Service facing another sex scandal
A view of the Hay Adams Hotel, right, looking toward the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. Two U.S. Secret Service officers are under investigation and have been removed from President Barack Obama's detail following allegations of misconduct, according to The Washington Post. The investigation stems from an incident during the spring at the Hay-Adams Hotel, an upscale hotel steps away from the White House, involving a senior supervisor responsible for about two dozen agents in the presidential security detail. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) | Evan Vucci

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 18 months after a prostitution scandal in South America rocked the Secret Service, the agency in charge of protecting the president is investigating another case of suspected sexual misconduct in its ranks.

This time, two supervisory agents assigned to President Barack Obama’s protective detail have been investigated for misconduct involving sexually suggestive emails sent to a female subordinate. The alleged misconduct does not appear to involve a breach of Obama’s security.

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