PSH-24-0151 - In the Matter of Personnel Security Hearing

On November 13, 2024, an Administrative Judge determined that an Individual's access authorization should be restored under 10 C.F.R. Part 710. The Individual was arrested and charged with Publish / Threat to Publish Intimate Visual Material in March 2023 after he shared an explicit photo of his wife with his wife's affair partner during a dispute between the Individual and the wife's affair partner over the status of the Individual's relationship with his wife. The Individual pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and he and his wife subsequently divorced. At the hearing, the Individual provided evidence that his 2023 offense was an isolated lapse of judgment and expressed remorse for his conduct. The Administrative Judge concluded that the Individual had resolved the security concerns and that the Individual's access authorization should be restored. (OHA Case No. PSH-24-0151, Harmonick)