SECRET SERVICE SCANDAL // AGENTS WITH PROSTITUTES // BREAKING NEWS

SECRET SERVICE SCANDAL // AGENTS WITH PROSTITUTES // BREAKING NEWS

The Secret Service agents were caught when one of the women stayed in an agent's room past 7 a.m., in violation of hotel policy, said Rep. Peter King (R., N.Y.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, which oversees the Secret Service. That agent initially refused to open his door for the hotel manager, which prompted the manager to call the police, who later reported the incident to the U.S. embassy, Mr. King said.

Also Saturday, the United States Southern Command said in a written statement that five U.S. service members assigned to the summit violated curfew and "may have been involved in inappropriate conduct." The statement continued: "The conduct is alleged to have occurred in the same hotel where the recalled United States Secret Service agents were staying."

The military personnel are confined to their quarters in Colombia and under orders not to have contact with other individuals. They will return to the U.S. after the mission is complete, the statement said. An investigation will follow. The Secret Service agents involved in the incident, which occurred Wednesday night, were sent home and replaced by other Secret Service personnel before Mr. Obama arrived on Friday, officials said.

General Douglas Fraser, commander of the U.S. military's Southern Command, said that he is "disappointed by the entire incident and that this behavior is not in keeping with the professional standards expected of members of the United States military."

Secret Service Assistant Director Paul S. Morrissey said in a statement that 11 agents had been put on leave following interviews in Washington about the incident on Saturday. He said the group included both special agents and Uniformed Division officers.

The Secret Service declined to give details of the alleged misconduct. Mr. King, who said he was briefed by the Secret Service, said it appears the Secret Service personnel brought women back to the Hotel Caribe Wednesday night.

He said hotel policy requires that people visiting hotel guests leave identification at the front desk, and depart by 7 a.m. At 7 a.m., hotel personnel noticed one woman had not yet left the hotel, he said.

The hotel manager went to the room, occupied by a Secret Service agent, who would not open the door, Mr. King said. The manager called the police, after which the agent let them in. The woman wouldn't leave, claiming she was owed money by the agent. The agent denied owing her money but paid anyway, Mr. King said. The woman left and the situation was resolved without arrests.

Whenever the police become involved with an incident involving someone from another country, they file a report with the relevant embassy, Mr. King said. At the U.S. embassy, some Secret Service personnel saw the report and began an immediate investigation, he said.

He said the special agent in charge of the Miami field office heard about the incident and began her own investigation.

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