A veteran DC cop heralded as the first openly gay union chair and tasked with helping to protect President Trump allegedly groomed a teen boy before trying to have sex with him.
Lt. Matthew Mahl, 47, had been communicating with a detective who was posing as a teen named “Nate” while staking out a Reddit site called “r/GayYoungOldDating, NBC News reported.
Mahl — a special-operations officer whose duties included helping to provide security for Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other officials — sent sexually explicit messages and nude photos to the undercover investigator, including a “sexually suggestive” pic from the couch in his work office, authorities said.
The 23-year Metropolitan Police Department veteran even shared a picture of him in DC police uniform sitting in his cruiser, according to charging documents viewed by the outlet.
The creepy cop was unconcerned about making his identity known to the imposter teen, revealing he was a DC police lieutenant with 23 years on the job and worked in the special-events branch, according to the MPD.
He eventually gave out his phone number, which Harford County Sheriff’s Office Detective Christopher Sergent was able to link to Mahl.
