Home / TechnologyTechnologyWiredTechnologyWired·Sep 15, 2026·1 min readThe FBI Doubles Down on Easing ‘Bestiality’ Hiring StandardsFBI director Kash Patel claimed to US senators that the removal of a bar on hiring people who had engaged in bestiality was aimed at protecting sexual assault survivors.View original source — Wired ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesPoliticsThe GuardianPoliticsSep 15, 2026 · 1 minKash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestialityThe GuardianPoliticsAl JazeeraPoliticsSep 15, 2026 · 1 minFBI’s Kash Patel defends hiring policy change on bestiality, prostitutionAl JazeeraPoliticsThe HillPoliticsSep 15, 2026 · 1 minGOP senator presses Patel on FBI policy change: ‘Why would you get into bestiality?’The HillEntertainmentRolling StoneEntertainmentSep 15, 2026 · 1 minKash Patel Defends the FBI Welcoming Applicants Who Have Engaged in BestialityRolling Stone
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