# Can You Lose a Security Clearance After Being Acquitted? A Recent DOE Case Says

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**Created:** [June 15, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/can-you-lose-a-security-clearance-after-being-acquitted-a-recent-doe-case-says/22036 "2026-06-15T13:13:39Z")\
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Originally published at: [Can You Lose a Security Clearance After Being Acquitted? A Recent DOE Case Says | ClearanceJobs Blog](https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/can-you-lose-a-security-clearance-after-being-acquitted-a-recent-doe-case-says/)  
   
The National Security Adjudicative Guidelines make clear that criminal conduct or behavior of a sexual nature may raise security concerns regardless of whether an individual has been formally charged with or convicted of a crime. Unlike the criminal justice system, which requires evidence to meet a specific legal standard, the administrative security clearance process operates…