Officer Lt. Matthew Mahl, a longtime member of the D.C. Metropolitan Police and former chairman of the police union was arrested in Maryland and charged with sexual solicitation of a minor and soliciting child sex abuse materials.
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He was elected around 2016 as the first openly gay chairman of the D.C. Police Union, according to multiple reports from his tenure as a lieutenant in the Metropolitan Police Department.
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This distinction was noted in coverage of his role supervising the Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit in 2013 and his later leadership positions.
Investigators say he communicated with someone he believed to be a 15-year-old boy, who was actually an undercover detective.
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Allegedly, Mahl exchanged sexually explicit messages and images, requested explicit photos and arranged a meeting and showed up, where he was arrested
He has been placed on administrative leave and denied bail pending court proceedings.
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DC officer charged with child porn, solicitation of a minor
Matthew Mahl previously served as chairman of the D.C. Police Union.
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