A White House Secret Service officer was arrested Thursday after he was busted in a sting that allegedly showed him sending naked photos of himself to 14 year-old girl from Delaware, CNN reports.
Lee Robert Moore, 37, turned himself in to Maryland State Police on Monday. The complaint against Moore describes several online chats between the secret service officer and a Delaware State Police detective posing as a 14-year-old girl.
Moore is accused of sending naked photos to the undercover officer he thought was a small child and requesting to meet her to have sex.
“The Secret Service takes allegations of potential criminal activity extremely seriously,” a Secret Service spokeswoman said in a statement Thursday afternoon.
“This incident was reported to our Office of Professional Responsibility on Friday, November 6th. On that same date, the employee’s security clearance was suspended and the employee was placed on administrative leave. All Secret Service issued equipment was retrieved and the employee’s access to all Secret Service facilities was terminated,” the spokeswoman said.