Customs and Border Protection Agent Charged with Coercing Female Interviewees to Show Their Bodies During Virtual Sessions
The subject in question, 53-year-old Shane Millan from Jefferson County, reportedly instructed three females to reveal their bare torsos, with a fourth being ordered to show her bust while keeping her bra on, as stated in a communique from the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of New York.
Millan was indicted on four misdemeanor charges of violating the women's Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches. The alleged occurrences transpired in August 2023, as mentioned in the affidavit signed by US Attorney Carla Freedman. There seems to be confusion regarding the filing of the charges, which happened a year after the incidents.
Millan reportedly claimed that his requests were legitimate searches linked to entry into the United States, although his intentions were apparently for personal satisfaction, the release asserts. Millan was in charge of processing the victims' admission into the US virtually.
The affidavit implies that Millan carried out these offenses in Jefferson County, near the Canadian border, and elsewhere.
CNN has asked the US Border Patrol for comment on the matter.
Millan appeared before a US magistrate judge on Thursday in Syracuse, charged with four counts of violating privileges under color of law. Court records do not show if he entered a plea at his initial hearing.
A jury trial is scheduled for October 21, according to court documents.
CNN is pursuing information on whether Millan has retained legal counsel.
Millan, as a US border official, supposedly believed his requests were justified for US entry purposes, but the women perceived them as invasive. Despite Millan's position, US authorities indicted him for allegedly violating their Fourth Amendment rights.
