Bad Santa: Pentagon releases report on sexual harassment at Navy's boozy Christmas bash
WASHINGTON – The Navy’s top officer was rebuked on Friday over his mishandling of a case involving the misconduct of an aide at a boozy Christmas party inside the Pentagon and that officer’s predatory behavior toward junior subordinate women officers.
The Pentagon Inspector General's office upbraided Adm. John Richardson for the failure to discipline his spokesman Cdr. Chris Servello in a timely way. The investigation stemmed from an office Christmas party in 2016 during which Servello, dressed in a Santa Claus outfit, slapped a civilian woman’s buttocks. Later, at an after-party, Servello allegedly made sexual advances in a "predatory" way toward subordinate officers. The incidents and the failure to act were detailed in a USA TODAY investigation last year.
The report, released Friday morning, said Richardson acknowledges that he should have acted sooner to handle the case and has put policies in place to prevent a recurrence. The inspector general found Richardson's actions did not amount to official misconduct but called on the Navy secretary to review his performance.
"We believe that Adm Richardson’s failure to ensure that (Servello) was removed from his personal staff in an expeditious manner – for 4 months after he decided to reassign the (Servello) and take administrative action against the (Servello) – sent the wrong message about how seriously Adm. Richardson took the allegations of sexual harassment. We agree with Adm. Richardson that he should have acted more expeditiously."
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