An unnamed trainee is suing the CIA for intimidation to stop her from filing a sexual assault lawsuit.

<div class="block">An unnamed trainee is suing the CIA for intimidation to stop her from filing a sexual assault lawsuit.</div>

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Former Trainee Suing CIA for Intimidation

An unnamed CIA trainee is suing the federal agency claiming it used intimidation to stop her from filing a sexual assault lawsuit. The former CIA trainee claims she was sexually assaulted in a stairwell at the CIA headquarters in 2022 and that the agency repeated and improperly tried to discourage her from filing a criminal complaint and testifying at the abuser's trial. The lawsuit also claims the CIA improperly shared the victim's workplace messages with the abuser's defense to falsely portray her as having an extramarital affair. The perpetrator was convicted in August for assault and battery by a Fairfax County Court.