CIA Station Chief Accused of 2 Rapes is Being Dismissed

The Central Intelligence Agency apparently didn't fuss when Andrew Warren racked up hefty expense tabs at strip clubs and brothels, while wooing potential espionage recruits.

But this permissive work culture may have helped promote questionable behavior by Warren and at least a small number of other CIA agents, suggests a front-page article in the Washington Post today.

Warren, 41, who is accused by two local women of drugging and raping them while he was Algiers station chief for the CIA, has now been notified that he will soon be dismissed, the newspaper reports. It has not succeeded in efforts to contact Warren for comment. A U.S. Department of Justice investigation is ongoing, but Warren has not been charged in the case.

Part of the problem in policing such behavior is the nature of the work being performed by CIA agents, says former assistant general counsel John Radsan.

"You want a culture that values innovation and creativity and doesn't mind violating the laws of other countries, but at the same time, you want a culture of compliance and honesty," he tells the newspaper. "It is a built-in contradiction."

Earlier coverage:

ABAJournal.com: "Former CIA Chief in Algeria Investigated in Claimed Rapes There"