A Secret Service agent has been placed on administrative leave amid an investigation of he allegedly sent lewd texts.
The unnamed agent allegedly sent lewd texts to a woman following a May 20 event co-hosted by first lady Michelle Obama and Elizabeth Dole. FoxNews.com confirmed the original report by the National Inquirer.
“The U.S. Secret Service is aware of these allegations,” the agency said in a statement Wednesday. “At this time, the individual has been placed on administrative leave pending further investigation.”
The agent allegedly sent the woman, identified as “a prominent Washington, D.C. staffer,” a text offering oral sex, as well as a lewd photograph of himself.
According to the Secret Service, the inspector for the Department of Homeland Security will also investigate the allegations, “as is our policy with any allegation of misconduct.”
A federal official told FoxNews.com the agent was not assigned to the first lady’s detail, nor did the communications between he and the woman happen while he was on-duty.
The agent was “on his game” during the event itself, other agents reported, according to the federal official.
The allegations come as the Secret Service has dealt with a slew of misconduct issues as of late, including the Colombia prostitution scandal in 2012 and last year’s White House fence jumping incident.
