Editing Transportation Security Administration (section)

===Sexual assaults===

In April 2015, NBC Denver news ran a story on two related employees coordinating amongst themselves to falsely flag attractive passengers for groping. According to NBC, while the TSA fired the employees, it took steps to protect the identity of the employees, which NBC suggested was an effort to shield them from state prosecution. The state prosecutor eventually declined to charge the individuals, as none of the unknowingly groped passengers had come forward to complain. Following the incident, Time magazine ran a story quoting a former TSA employee, who claimed groping is business as usual.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-20 |title=TSA Screeners Fired In Groping Scandal Both In 20s, No Criminal Records - CBS Colorado |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/tsa-screeners-fired-in-groping-scandal-both-in-20s-no-criminal-records/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2015-04-15 |title=Former TSA Agent: Groping Scandal Is Business as Usual |url=https://time.com/3822487/tsa-sexual-assault-denver/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |magazine=Time |language=en}}</ref>

In August 2015, a TSA agent was charged for sexually assaulting a Korean exchange student at New York LaGuardia Airport. After the woman complied with his order to go into the restroom for further screening, the agent assaulted her. TSA in a press release after firing the worker stated passengers should be aware it does not screen people after the pass through security — this despite TSA having dogs in secure areas sniffing luggage for contraband that would require a human inspection.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-28 |title=TSA Agent Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman In LaGuardia Airport Bathroom - CBS New York |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/tsa-agent-sex-assaultlaguardia-airport/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sachs |first=Andrea |date=2023-04-12 |title=Don't mind the wet nose: TSA enlists more dogs to screen passengers |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/dont-mind-the-wet-nose-tsa-enlists-more-dogs-to-screen-passengers-for-explosives/2016/01/20/26e11d98-b983-11e5-829c-26ffb874a18d_story.html |access-date=2023-10-02 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

In 2021, former TSA agent Jonathan Lomeli was convicted of assault after an incident where he tricked a woman into showing her breasts under the guise of it being part of a security screening.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-24 |title=Former TSA agent convicted for tricking woman into showing breasts at LAX |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-tsa-agent-convicted-tricking-woman-showing-breasts-lax-n1255456 |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>