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White House Says HHS Official Assaulted Inside UN Headquarters as Secret Service Launches Access Probe

U.S. officials questioned UN safeguards after an HHS staffer reported a ten-minute bathroom assault.

Overview

  • The incident occurred Sept. 25 inside United Nations Headquarters during the General Assembly, involving an HHS international-relations staffer supporting Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
  • The staffer said a woman followed her down a hallway, forced the encounter into a restroom, filmed her, shouted insults, and physically accosted her for about ten minutes.
  • Fox News reported that the New York Police Department arrested a female suspect, though her custody status and identity have not been disclosed.
  • The White House said the U.S. Secret Service will investigate how the individual gained entry to the venue, and a U.S. Mission to the UN spokesperson condemned the attack and urged a security review.
  • Reporters said the UN and NYPD declined public comment, and the episode follows a UN-ordered inquiry into separate disruptions President Trump alleged during his visit.