Secret Service Slip-Up

Six Secret Service agents have lost their jobs after it was revealed to the press that 12 agents and 10 other U.S. military personnel engaged the services of 20 prostitutes.

According to early reports, the “drunken sex spree” occurred while the agents were doing advance work for President Obama’s visit to Colombia. Their actions were not revealed until one of the women insisted she was a high-paid call girl and was insulted when one agent refused to pay her higher fee. The woman consulted police about the incident and at that moment the Secret Service agent’s actions became public.

Despite the language barrier, the Colombian escort identified with the incident spoke out. The escort, who has refused to give officials her full name, claims that she and the other escorts included were not aware the men worked for President Obama. She had assumed the man sitting next to her at the bar who invited her back to his room was just another well-off foreigner. It was not until she argued with the man over the price of her services and the involvement of Colombian police officials that it was revealed that the man was a Secret Service agent.

It is unclear at this time whether or not the women were hired to seek out the Secret Service agents. The possible threat to Presidential security is still under investigation, however, all things considered, the incident seems to be a case of bad timing and poor decisions on part of the agents.

Prostitution is a legal enterprise in Colombia; the agents were not engaged in any form of illegal activity. Although the agents are not part of the elite force that protects President Obama at all costs, the incident still leaves a bruise on the reputation of all Secret Service agents alike. Additionally, it has damaged the American image within Latin America and provides the Republican candidates with another weapon to use against the Democratic President in the upcoming election.

President Obama stated that he still has confidence in director Mark Sullivan. The agency later announced that the 12 agents involved have been stripped of their “top-secret” clearance, official identification and firearms as punishment for their actions.