Amendment IV.
(Ratified December 15, 1791)
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/constitution/amendments_en.html
A LaGuardia Airport employee in New York sexually molested a Korean student by pretending to search her body, press reports say.
Transportation Security Administration agent Maxie Oquendo, 40, approached the woman, 21 -- a student who flew from Utah -- claiming he needed to conduct a body search.
He then took her to a men's washroom and conducted the illegal search, asking her to raise her arms and unzipping her pants.
The student filed a complaint with Port Authority Police and picked Oquendo from a photo array.
He was arrested Thursday, and charged with unlawful imprisonment, official misconduct, sexual abuse and harassment. He was ordered to be detained, with bail set at $3,000.
U.S. airports require TSA agents to conduct body searches in front of a witness.
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