Head of U.S. Forest Service steps down amid sexual misconduct allegations

BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. Forest Service chief Tony Tooke has stepped down just days after an investigation was launched into sexual misconduct allegationsagainst him and amid reports of rampant misbehavior including rape within the agency’s ranks.
A Forest Service spokesman on Thursday confirmed Tooke’s sudden retirement less than seven months after he was named to the post by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue.
His departure was first reported by the Missoulian. I