No Charges For Fired TSA Screeners Accused Of Conspiring To Grope Attractive Male Passengers

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You might recall the tale of two Transportation Security Administration screeners who were accused of conspiring to tweak the system so they could give very thorough patdowns to the good-looking male travelers who passed through their post at the Denver Airport. But months after the workers were fired amidst allegations of a groping scheme, prosecutors have declined to file charges.

Citing a lack of evidence, Denver prosecutors say there won’t be any charges against the former TSA workers accused of fondling male passengers, reports the Denver Post.

“We were either unable to corroborate the victims’ claims with any additional facts or evidence or prove specific incidents could have been committed,” a spokeswoman for the city’s district attorney’s office said.

Prosecutors said some allegations were also outside the statute of limitations.

The spokeswoman said city police investigated the allegations and presented the results to the district attorney’s office over the last few months.

When the two security screeners were fired in April, authorities alleged that the man and woman in question had been working together to make sure the system alarmed on good-looking men, who would then receive unprofessional patdowns in the genital region.

After the accusations surfaced amid news of their termination, other passengers of both sexes came forward to claim they had also been touched inappropriately, the spokeswoman for the city district attorney’s office said.

But some reports were ruled out because they happened after the two workers were fired. Other TSA workers were implicated in those complaints, but no charges have been filed.

Denver prosecutors decline to file charges in airport TSA fondling allegations [Denver Post]

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