Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline D · Sexual Behavior
Online / Electronic Sexual Misconduct
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, not a prediction.
Decided cases
35
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
20%
7 granted · 28 denied or revoked
Official mitigating conditions cited
The formal mitigating conditions (by official paragraph) that case profiles identified on this issue, in cases that were granted vs denied. Extracted for a subset of cases; counts are numbers of cases, not rates. Read what each condition says.
| Condition | In granted cases | In denied cases |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 14(b) | 4 | 2 |
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 24-01359 granted · 2025the conduct occurred in a context that is unlikely to recur, it may be considered mitigated. The administrative judge found that the applicant's behavior occurred in a specific and unusual circumstanc…
- ISCR 08-05351.h1 granted · 2009The judge found that the applicant's past sexual behavior, which included accessing pornography on a work computer, raised security concerns under Guideline D. However, the applicant successfully miti…
- ISCR 19-01753 denied · 2020The applicant in this case was a 55-year-old communication system engineer who had been employed by a Department of Defense (DOD) contractor and previously served in the Air Force. The adjudicative gu…
- ISCR 19-02724 denied · 2020The applicant in this case was a 53-year-old manufacturing and quality assurance engineer employed by a U.S. Government contractor. He sought a security clearance, which was challenged due to allegati…
Related issues under Guideline D
- Criminal Sexual Conduct (D-side) · 265 cases
- Unspecified Sexual Behavior · 237 cases
- Compulsive / Addictive Sexual Behavior · 96 cases
- Prostitution or Solicitation · 90 cases
- Child Pornography Involvement · 84 cases
- Extramarital Relationship with Coercion Risk · 45 cases
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