Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From Department Over Sexual Assault Allegations: Reports | EUROtoday

The husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been barred from getting into her division’s headquarters after no less than two ladies accused him of sexual assault, in keeping with a number of reviews Thursday.

The ladies accused Shawn DeRemer, an anesthesiologist, of touching them inappropriately contained in the constructing, in keeping with The New York Times, which additionally reported that one of many alleged encounters was caught on digicam on Dec. 18. The footage reveals DeRemer giving a lady an prolonged hug, a supply instructed the Times.

A report filed by the Metropolitan Police Department on Jan. 24 mentioned a “complainant reported a sexual contact against her will” on the Labor Department, per Politico and The Wall Street Journal.

But DeRemer denied wrongdoing in a cellphone interview with the Journal.

“I have not done any of this and I categorically deny these things. I will absolutely categorically fight everything in this,” he instructed the outlet.

DeRemer has been barred from getting into the Labor Department constructing following the allegations, in keeping with the Times and The Wall Street Journal.

“If Mr. DeRemer attempts to enter, he is to be asked to leave,” a constructing restriction discover reads, per the Times.

The Labor Department didn’t instantly reply to a HuffPost request for remark.

The accusations in opposition to DeRemer reportedly surfaced throughout an inspector common’s investigation into his spouse over allegations that she was abusing her place by having an inappropriate relationship with a member of her safety element, consuming alcohol on the job and taking private journeys on the taxpayer’s dime. The secretary has denied the allegations reported by The New York Post.

Her high aides, chief of employees Jihun Han and deputy chief of employees Rebecca Wright, and the safety staffer the secretary allegedly had a relationship with have been positioned on administrative go away because of the inspector common’s investigation.

Chavez-DeRemer, who represented Oregon’s fifth District within the U.S. House for one time period earlier than shedding reelection in 2024, was confirmed as labor secretary final March.