At a hearing in the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, FBI Director Kash Patel explained the easing of requirements for bureau candidates. Senators were outraged that under Patel, the rule disqualifying applicants if they had committed acts of zoophilia before the age of 18 was отменed.
Democratic committee member Dick Durbin demanded that Patel explain the repeal of the rule. Patel replied that applicants who had engaged in acts of zoophilia were “essentially victims of zoophilia” if they had been forced into it, and that the FBI would not deprive victims of the opportunity to serve the U.S.
Republican Senator John Kennedy also raised the issue and reminded him that previously “anyone who participated in this from either side” was disqualified. When Kennedy уточнил: “From what other side? Zoophilia? So you disqualified the animal?”, Patel replied: “We have great service dogs, but we’re not going to disqualify an animal”.
Patel also said that sometimes victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation are forced into sexual contact with animals. According to him, he does not want to deprive such people of the opportunity to get a job at the FBI, and the bureau has also eased requirements for candidates who admitted to hiring sex workers or stealing from previous employers.
Patel’s tenure as FBI director has been accompanied by a string of scandals, and the bureau is losing employees amid mass layoffs and resignations. The outlet MS Now, formerly called MSNBC, reported that Patel repeatedly ordered FBI agents to drive his girlfriend’s tipsy friends home.
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