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UK · 29 August 2026

FBI no longer treating applicants’ experience with sex workers as automatic bar against hiring

Source: The Guardian UK

The FBI is ending a blanket hiring ban on applicants who have had sexual encounters with sex workers. The bureau will still dismiss anyone who engaged with sex workers within the past 10 years, or three or more times overall. Candidates who did so while working in a public safety capacity will also continue to be rejected.

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