( NYPost )
A congressional investigation into sexual misconduct allegations at a troubled Veterans Affairs facility in Tennessee revealed that at least 12 officials who worked there took part in an orgy — and one employee had sex with 32 different co-workers.
Several VA officials in the state have resigned amid the probe into the Mountain Home VA Medical Center, also known as the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, as the investigation has intensified, according to Breitbart News.
A bargaining unit biomedical employee had sexual relationships with 32 different women who worked at the facility — and he and several of the women bragged about it on an online government communication portal that VA officials use to communicate, sources told the outlet.
At least two employees fessed up to having sex on the VA hospital’s grounds, the report said.
Twelve staffers also engaged in an orgy together, according to Breitbart, which said it was not yet clear if that took place on government property.
“The fact that the culture would even allow this to happen in the first place is absolutely wild and it all starts at the top,” a senior congressional aide familiar with the investigation told Breitbart News on Tuesday.
At least four employees — including the biomedical staffer as well as Mountain Home facility director Dean Borsos — have quit over the allegations, which could go back as far as 2020.
The House Committee on Veterans Affairs sent a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough in July asking him to look into the salacious allegations after concerns were raised to the committee by VA employees.
Committee Chairman Michael Bost (R-Ill.) wrote a second letter to McDonough in August after not hearing any response from the top Biden administration official. Both letters requested extensive documentation from the facility.
Since July, Bost said, “Whistleblowers have been in communication with Committee staff and provided further details on the allegations and information regarding additional allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and improper interpersonal relationships at the Mountain Home VA, which facility leadership allegedly did not address properly, that were previously unknown to Committee staff.
“This new information is extremely disturbing and leads the Committee to believe there may be a serious culture problem at the Mountain Home VA,” he added.
Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) have both voiced their support for the investigation.
“The allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault at the VA Medical Center in Mountain Home are serious and disgusting, and American taxpayers deserve thorough and immediate answers from the Inspector General’s ongoing investigation,” Blackburn told local outlet WJHL in a statement in August.
“This is not the first time the VA has been the subject of scandal under the Biden-Harris administration, and any responsible parties must be held accountable,” she said.
The probe could come to an end under President-elect Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the VA, Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.). Collins has been vocally critical of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the past.
The department has more than 370,000 health care employees on staff and is tasked with providing a range of services to veterans.
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