The Secret Service is aware of the allegations resulting in the arrest of an
employee. We take allegations of potential criminal activity seriously. The
employee’s security clearance has been suspended and the employee has been
placed on administrative leave. All Secret Service issued equipment has been
retrieved and the employee’s access to all Secret Service facilities is terminated.
These allegations, if proven true, are intolerable and are condemned by the Secret
Service. Our agency has a longstanding partnership with the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that dates back to 1994. As part of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, the Secret Service provides
forensic and technical assistance in cases involving missing and exploited children.
The Secret Service offers assistance to federal, state, local law enforcement agencies,
and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to aid in their
investigations.
In addition, the U. S. Secret Service Forensic Services Division (FSD), created the
Forensic Investigative Response and Support Team (FIRST) to provide forensic
support to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), local
and State law enforcement officials. Officials from our agency assisted the
Maryland State Police during this investigation and arrest and will continue to do
so.”
The Maryland State Police is the lead investigative agency in this case. All further
inquiries regarding this case should be made to their Office of Public Information.