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Air Force Watchdog Removed for Tampering with Sexual Harassment, Discrimination Complaints
An airman prepares an F-15E Strike Eagle for takeoff during an air-to-ground Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) at Hill AFB, Utah, Aug. 13, 2014.. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Taylor Queen)
23 Dec 2020 Task & Purpose | By David Roza
This article by David Roza originally appeared on Task & Purpose, a digital news and culture publication dedicated to military and veterans issues.
The Equal Opportunity Office director assigned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah has been removed from her position for improperly and unlawfully handling sexual harassment and discrimination complaints, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel announced Tuesday.
Hill Air Force Base official removed for undermining sexual harassment claims
Special counsel calls out ‘egregious conduct’ by head of equal opportunity office.
(Steve Griffin | Tribune file photo) This Sept. 8, 2017, file photo shows a line of F-16 airplanes at Hill Air Force Base. The director of Hill s Equal Opportunity Office has been removed for egregious conduct in mishandling and stifling sexual harassment claims at one of Utah s largest employers.
| Dec. 24, 2020, 7:03 p.m.
The director of Hill Air Force Base’s Equal Opportunity Office has been removed for discouraging sexual harassment complaints, including telling victims inappropriately that their claims which were later proven “wouldn’t carry any weight” and “wouldn’t go anywhere.”
HILL AIR FORCE BASE The Equal Opportunity Office director at Hill Air Force Base has been removed from her position due to her improperly and unlawfully handling complaints involving sexual harassment and discrimination, officials said.
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel notified President Donald Trump and Congress of the dismissal on Wednesday. The director, whose name has not been released by the Air Force, was investigated by the Air Force s Material Command Office of Inspector General after three whistleblowers came forward with complaints. I commend the whistleblowers for bravely coming forward to identify the violations of law, gross mismanagement, and abuses of authority at Hill Air Force Base, said Special Counsel Henry J. Kerner in a statement. Sexual harassment and discrimination cannot be tolerated on American military bases, and whistleblowers who come forward deserve fair treatment and due process. While this case exposed numerous legal violations and other egre
Hill Air Force Base Equal Employment Opportunity director removed December 23, 2020 An investigation by the Air Force Materiel Command Office of Inspector General substantiated the improper handling of sexual harassment complaints by Lori K. Grimes, former director of the Equal Employment Opportunity Office at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. (Air Force EEO logo) The Equal Employment Opportunity director for Hill Air Force Base in Utah has been removed from her position for “improperly and unlawfully handling complaints involving sexual harassment and discrimination.” Details of the director’s conduct were posted on the U.S. Office of Special Counsel website Tuesday.