[FOX] A veteran Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer and former head of a D.C. police union has been arrested in what authorities described as a "disturbing" child exploitation case, MPD told Fox News Digital.
Lt. Matthew Mahl, 47, who previously made history as the first openly gay chairman of the police union, allegedly exchanged text messages with an undercover Maryland detective posing as a 15-year-old boy, according to charging documents.
The allegations mark a stunning fall for the longtime law enforcement officer, a 23-year veteran who had held a prominent leadership role within the department’s labor ranks and oversaw security for major events across D.C., including presidential escort details. |