By Ariel Zilber For Dailymail.com
Published: 23:16 BST, 13 April 2019 | Updated: 23:16 BST, 13 April 2019
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Staff members who work overnight at the United States Capitol say that not only were the victims of sexual harassment but they also overheard others being harassed, according to the results of an investigation.
The findings appeared in a probe conducted by an internal watchdog, the Office of the Inspector General, which examined 10 years worth of claims of sexual harassment in the Architect of the Capitol.
The Architect of the Capitol is the department which oversees the preservation and maintenance of the buildings on the grounds of Capitol Hill, including Congress and the Supreme Court.
The report by the OIG alleges that staff members at Architect of the Capitol were exposed to pornographic material in lawmakers’ offices, ABC News reported.
Staff members who worked the overnight shift on Capitol Hill said they were hesitant to report instances of sexual harassment because they didn't trust the system to adequately investigate, according to a