CNN: Secret Service Agent Nabbed in Underage Sex Sting

‘Some of the communications actually happened from the White House while he was on the job’

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TAPPER: "We have some breaking news just into "The lead." According to sources a uniformed secret service agent was arrested for sending nude photographs to someone that he believed was a 14-year-old girl. It turns out it was not a child on the other end of the computer. It was a sting operation. Justice correspondent Pamela brown is here with details. Pamela, what are you finding out? 
BROWN: "This is a recently unsealed criminal complaint in Delaware, Jake, involving a secret service officer who was based at the White House according to this criminal complaint. And he is now been charged with attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor. He believed allegedly according to this complaint he was corresponding with a 14-year-old female when it was a detective from the Delaware state police. He was sending lewd naked pictures of himself to the person he believed was a 14-year-old girl and sending lewd communications. And let's take a look at a couple of those. In one of the communications he talks about wanting to meet up, discussing sexual contact and meeting up with each other saying -- asking we believe is a 14-year-old what would make you more nervous riding on the motorcycle with me or having sex with me? And then he goes on in another conversation saying, may seem like a small thing in the grand scheme, but I would take immense pleasure in pulling those shorts off your hips and down your cute little legs. Again, this criminal complaint says he believed he was talking to this 14-year-old. And it says, Jake, that some of the communications actually happened from the White House while he was on the job. In fact, it talks about how he was sitting in the booth checking ids and how he was bored, according to the criminal complaint. He turned himself in on Monday. He waived his Miranda rights, this complaint says, and admitted he did this and says he thought he was talking to a 14-year-old girl. It also says he's been stripped of his badge and gun. And he's been placed on administrative leave. We have reached out to the Secret Service and waiting to hear back, Jake." 
TAPPER: "Disgusting story, Pamela." 
BROWN: "It really is."

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