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By Morgan Little December 11, 2013, 4:09 p.m.
WASHINGTON - A senior aide to Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of possessing and distributing child pornography.
Law enforcement officials took Ryan Loskarn, chief of staff in Alexander’s Washington office, into custody after seizing evidence in his home.
Loskarn was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.
Alexander said he was "stunned, surprised and disappointed."
"I was just informed by United States Senate legal counsel’s office that law enforcement agents are conducting a search of the personal residence of Ryan Loskarn, the chief of staff of my Washington, D.C., office regarding allegations involving child pornography," Alexander said in a statement.
Loskarn was placed on leave without pay. Alexander named his legislative director, David Cleary, to replace Loskarn as chief of staff.
"The courts will judge Mr. Loskarn’s guilt or innocence, but under these circumstances, he cannot continue to fulfill his duties as chief of staff of this office," Alexander said.
Loskarn, 35, became Alexander’s chief of staff last year. He previously had served as communications director for Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and a staff assistant for former Rep. Wally Herger (R-Calif.).
Senate aide suspected of distributing child pornography - latimes.com
Oh my those family values Republicans are at it again. /sarcasm
Will the liberals come to Ryan Loskarn's defense ?
Senate aide suspected of distributing child pornography - latimes.com
Oh my those family values Republicans are at it again. /sarcasm
That's pretty damn terrible.
Still the disgusting moral failings of one man does not reflect on the entire party.
I agree that both parties have the screw ups and their oddball sexual behavior, but this is on an entirely different level than adult sexual shenanigans, even adult shenanigans with diapers, or tweets of one's penis to ... an adult, or even compared to corruption. And which party is the first (as far as I know, and hopefully only one ever...) to be connected to pedophilia on an apparently pretty big scale??? The "family values" party aide.In all fairness I cannot see how this reflects badly on Lamar Alexander or the GOP. How would he have known this guy was a pedophile and its not like these sick individuals are just in one political party.
How about multiple men? David "diaper" Vitters, Larry " foot tap" Craig. Etc etc
I agree that both parties have the screw ups and their oddball sexual behavior, but this is on an entirely different level than adult sexual shenanigans, even adult shenanigans with diapers, or tweets of one's penis to ... an adult, or even compared to corruption. And which party is the first (as far as I know, and hopefully only one ever...) to be connected to pedophilia on an apparently pretty big scale??? The "family values" party aide.
I agree that both parties have the screw ups and their oddball sexual behavior, but this is on an entirely different level than adult sexual shenanigans, even adult shenanigans with diapers, or tweets of one's penis to ... an adult, or even compared to corruption. And which party is the first (as far as I know, and hopefully only one ever...) to be connected to pedophilia on an apparently pretty big scale??? The "family values" party aide.
Yep. It ranks right up there with the POTUS having an extramarital affair in the White House and then lying about it.
Are you seriously comparing adultery equal to child pornography and pedophilia? Seriously??
That's pretty damn terrible.
Still the disgusting moral failings of one man does not reflect on the entire party.
Not the same at all. POTUS was a situation of two consenting adults.Yep. It ranks right up there with the POTUS having an extramarital affair in the White House and then lying about it.
I in no way 'blamed' Republicans... just noticed that it was a Republican, and as yet the most heinous of sexual misconduct to date is with the party that tries to claim it's all family values crap. Noticing facts is not blaming. Calling it blaming serves what purpose to your cause here? Are you trying to defend this or deny the accuracy of anything I've typed?I heard about this on the radio and I knew it would be used to blame all Republicans. I would have been disappointed if this thread hadn't been started.
Senate aide suspected of distributing child pornography - latimes.com
Oh my those family values Republicans are at it again. /sarcasm
Not the same at all. POTUS was a situation of two consenting adults.
Oh come on, don't ruin my schadenfreude. You know they went after Weiner like wolves, and definitely tried to paint the whole party all the way back to Clinton, probably even Kennedy. It's ridiculous for us to try to be PC with folks such as they, imo.As much as I love to hate on Republicans you can't really blame anyone other than Loskarn and has nothing to do with political affiliation.
I in no way 'blamed' Republicans... just noticed that it was a Republican, and as yet the most heinous of sexual misconduct to date is with the party that tries to claim it's all family values crap. Noticing facts is not blaming. Calling it blaming serves what purpose to your cause here? Are you trying to defend this or deny the accuracy of anything I've typed?
I heard about this on the radio and I knew it would be used to blame all Republicans. I would have been disappointed if this thread hadn't been started.
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