Investigative documents shared with a Congressional committee reveal “disturbing and disgusting” sexual relationships and misconduct between employees at a Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility, the committee chairman said Wednesday. It was announced that it had become.
Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, has been involved in sexual harassment, sexual assault, and malpractice at Mountain Home Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tennessee since the allegations surfaced in July. We have been investigating allegations of inappropriate relationships. .
On Wednesday, the VA shared with the committee certain documents from its investigation showing that sexual misconduct did in fact occur on VA property in Mountain Home.
“The sexual misconduct, harassment, and inappropriate interpersonal relationships that have gone on at Mountain Home Veterans Affairs Facility are disturbing and disgusting,” Bost said in a statement Wednesday. “If these allegations are verified, without a doubt, these men and women have no business serving veterans in East Tennessee, and this should never have happened.”
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A House committee announced it is investigating “alarming” allegations of sexual misconduct at the Department of Veterans Affairs' Mountain Home Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tennessee. (Google Maps)
Concerns about sexual misconduct among staff at the facility were first raised in July and later confirmed by a whistleblower, the commission said. Since July, Bost has sent three letters to Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough asking about allegations of “serious cultural issues” and requesting an investigation.
The Veterans Administration told Fox News Digital in a statement that the agency has “zero tolerance” for sexual misconduct and that “the employee involved in the misconduct is no longer with the VA.”
Bost chairs the House Veterans Affairs Committee. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images, File)
A VA spokesperson said: “As soon as the allegations of misconduct at this facility came to light, VA reported the matter to the appropriate authorities, initiated its own investigation, and reported it to Congress.'' ” he said. “We continue to fully cooperate with all appropriate authorities on this matter and hold our employees accountable to the highest standards of care and respect. We will continue to hold our employees accountable to the highest standards of care and respect. , we will take immediate action as in this case. “
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The commission said Wednesday that the VA investigation is ongoing, but that to its knowledge, the senior Mountain Home executives who were aware of the “explicit sexual conduct” remain employed by the VA. said.
Fox News reached out to the VA Mountain Home Medical Facility but has not yet received a response.
Since the allegations surfaced in July, Bost has sent three letters to Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough, pictured above, demanding answers. (Craig Hudson of The Washington Post, via Getty Images, File)
Bost said he is committed to finding those ultimately responsible for allowing the acts to occur at the facility and holding everyone involved accountable.
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“Why these actions were allowed, who committed these actions, whether those involved are still collecting taxpayer salaries from the VA, and who is ultimately responsible. As we continue to receive more information from the department, I will continue to fight tooth and nail, and I urge the Biden administration to hold everyone involved accountable,” Bost said.
