Secret Service Agent Accused Of Assaulting Harris Staffer In WI

GREEN BAY, WI — A U.S. Secret Service agent is accused of sexually assaulting a staffer for Vice President Kamala Harris at a hotel room in Green Bay, according to reports.

The incident happened "sometime over the last week," during preparations for a Harris campaign event that ultimately did not happen, Real Clear Politics reported.

Harris went to Atlanta instead.

An agent and several Harris staffers were reportedly dining and drinking alcohol at a local restaurant in Green Bay at the end of the workday.

When the group returned to the hotel room of one of the Harris staffers, an agent forced himself on a female staffer and groped her, according to witnesses.

The U.S. Secret Service told CNBC that "The employee has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation."

In a statement, Harris’ office said: "We have zero tolerance for sexual misconduct. Senior OVP officials were alerted by the USSS about an incident involving an agent and informed that USSS initiated an investigation."

The incident comes at a time when the U.S. Secret Service is already embattled and faces intense scrutiny over the assassination attempts of former President Donald Trump.