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Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From the Department After Sexual Assault Reports
New York Times ^ | February 19,2026 | Evan Gorelick and Rebecca Davis O’Brien

Posted on 02/19/2026 2:50:13 PM PST by Miami Rebel

The husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been barred from the department’s headquarters after at least two female staff members told officials that he had sexually assaulted them, according to people familiar with the decision and a police report obtained by The New York Times.

The women said Ms. Chavez-DeRemer’s husband, Dr. Shawn DeRemer, had touched them inappropriately at the Labor Department’s building on Constitution Avenue. One of the incidents, during working hours on the morning of Dec. 18, was recorded on office security cameras, the people said. The video showed Dr. DeRemer giving one of the women an extended embrace, and was reviewed as part of a criminal investigation.

In January, the women’s concerns about Dr. DeRemer, 57, were raised as part of an internal investigation by the department’s inspector general into alleged misconduct by Ms. Chavez-DeRemer and her senior staff, one of the people said.

On Jan. 24, Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department filed a report about forced sexual contact in December at the Labor Department, according to their report, which was viewed by The Times.

The police report is the only one from the last three months associated with the Labor Department’s address, a police spokesman said, adding that the Police Department’s sexual assault unit is investigating.

After the women described the incidents to investigators, Dr. DeRemer was barred from entering the Labor Department’s premises, according to people familiar with the decision, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the allegations and ongoing investigations surrounding the department.

“If Mr. DeRemer attempts to enter, he is to be asked to leave,” a building restriction notice viewed by The Times said.

Dr. DeRemer, an anesthesiologist in Portland, Ore., who frequently visited his wife’s Washington offices, did not responded to a request for comment.

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1 posted on 02/19/2026 2:50:13 PM PST by Miami Rebel
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To: Miami Rebel

Setup?


2 posted on 02/19/2026 2:56:34 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Miami Rebel

An extended embrace? Oh, the humanity! Was she hugging him back?


3 posted on 02/19/2026 2:58:49 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Miami Rebel

Any man that puts himself in a position to be accused is just stupid.


4 posted on 02/19/2026 3:08:03 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Miami Rebel

Early in my career, I mentored both men and women.
In the middle part of my career, I mentored men, but dropped all the women.
In the last stage of my career, I basically stopped talking to women in the workplace, except during team meetings in conference rooms.

Men should have nothing to do with women in the workplace.


5 posted on 02/19/2026 3:28:14 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (Law and Order -- only one of our political parties believes in it.)
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6 posted on 02/19/2026 3:40:09 PM PST by Twotone (Sometimes I wrestle with my demons. Sometimes we just snuggle.)
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To: Libloather

They seem to have this “long embrace” on video.

For the life of me, I cannot imagine touching anyone in the workplace these days. There is too much liability.

But, a hug is not exactly sexual assault.


7 posted on 02/19/2026 3:40:16 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Miami Rebel

Another Anti-Trump post by Miami Rebel.

So unexpected.


8 posted on 02/19/2026 3:41:29 PM PST by SoConPubbie (Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

I work for a manufacturer of building supplies. Lumber yards are remarkably politically incorrect. We have a handful of female sales reps and they are all just one of the guys. Most of them greet me with a hug that they initiate.

The females in the office are a wholly different story. I avoid them as much as possible.


9 posted on 02/19/2026 3:51:24 PM PST by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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To: ClearCase_guy

GREAT advice.


10 posted on 02/19/2026 3:58:24 PM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: cyclotic

Yes, avoid.


11 posted on 02/19/2026 3:59:19 PM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: ClearCase_guy

It’s getting that way. But I can think of a way a male/female couple in cahoots with each other, could “fake” harassment, and the woman get get big bucks lawsuit money, guy eventually gets fired and she quits and they share the loot.... wouldn’t be surprised if it hasn’t been done already...


12 posted on 02/19/2026 4:06:22 PM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: Libloather

Perhaps.


13 posted on 02/19/2026 5:37:42 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Mariner

Indeed.


14 posted on 02/19/2026 5:37:55 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: PGalt

At all costs.


15 posted on 02/19/2026 5:38:10 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Vermont Lt

I might argue that point with you. My research includes having been “hugged” by a man who was trying to entertain himself without my permission. He was standing behind me, for the record. I am embarrassed just writing this. It was in public, in a line waiting to check in at a car dealership. This man was the husband of a friend and I could never be in his presence without an escort after that.


16 posted on 02/19/2026 6:39:18 PM PST by grame (May you know more of the love of God Almighty this day!)
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To: ClearCase_guy

“Nothing to do with women in workplace??
Met my wife there some 40 years ago (beats bars are dating apps)
Sure when it really got serious we went separate jobs and companies - but I don’t regret a day for pursuing that contact.


17 posted on 02/19/2026 6:46:00 PM PST by 22for22
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