The commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps has suspended a general who reportedly made inappropriate comments about sexual harassment this month.

Brig. Gen. Kurt Stein, director of the Marine and Family Programs, was placed on administrative leave, the Marine Corps said Wednesday. His suspension was based on an anonymous complaint to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service tipline claiming Stein made the derogatory comments during a town hall April 6.

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