The Department of Veterans Affairs lied about punishing a man accused of sexually abusing veterans under his care, according to a lawmaker who learned that the employee was allowed to retire and keep his federal benefits.

“Unfortunately, VA’s dishonesty on this subject is not at all surprising, as it’s just the latest in a long line of examples in which the department has not told the truth regarding accountability among its employees,” House Veterans Affairs Committee chairman Jeff Miller, R-Fla., told the Washington Examiner.