WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice’s inspector general expressed concerns over FBI agents using photos of female support staff in sex trafficking stings, and in at least one case without written permission, noting that posting their photos online could place them in "danger of becoming the victims of criminal offenses."A report shared Monday by DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz states that FBI special agents used photos of female support staff employees to pose as "as minor children or sex workers to entice sexual predators" online as part of a sex trafficking sting.
Horowitz said the employees’ faces were blurred and they were clothed — but none were certified as undercover or covert employees.The investigation by the Office of.