US border guard arrested and accused of forcing women to expose themselves

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Authorities in New York state arrested a U.S. Border Patrol agent this week after accusing him of forcing women to expose themselves on webcam as a supposed requirement to enter the country.

The agent, 53-year-old Shane Millan of Jefferson County, allegedly ordered three women to expose their bare chests and a fourth to expose her breasts while keeping her bra on, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Northern District of New York.

Millan was charged with four misdemeanor counts of depriving the women of their constitutional right against unreasonable searches. The incidents allegedly occurred in August 2023, according to the indictment signed by U.S. Attorney Carla Freedman. It is unclear why the charges were brought now, a year later.

Millan is said to have told the women that these were “legitimate searches in connection with entry into the United States,” although his “demand to see the victims' breasts was for his own personal satisfaction,” the press release states. He essentially handled the victims' entry into the United States.

The indictment says Millan committed the crimes in Jefferson County, along the Canadian border and “elsewhere.”

CNN has asked the US Border Patrol for comment.

Millan was arraigned on four counts of criminal mischief before a U.S. magistrate judge in Syracuse on Thursday and released pending trial. Court records do not indicate that he made a confession at his first appearance.

According to court records, a jury trial is scheduled for October 21.

CNN is trying to find out if Millan has legal representation.