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Some disturbing news out of The Hill: Police today searched the home of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander’s (R-Tenn.) chief of staff, Ryan Loskarn, on allegations involving child pornography.

According to a release, Alexander said that he was “stunned, surprised and disappointed” by the news. Alexander’s statement:

“I was just informed by the 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. I am stunned, surprised and disappointed by what I have learned. Based on this information, I immediately placed Mr. Loskarn on administrative leave without pay. The office is fully cooperating with the investigation.”

DCist reached out the Metropolitan Police Department for more information, but a public information officer could not provide any on the investigation. According to Politico, “agents from the U.S. Postal Service were on the scene at Loskarn’s home” near the Stadium-Armory Metro station. Loskarn was named chief of staff to Alexander’s D.C. office in November of 2011. He was named as one of Roll Call’s “Fabulous 50” in 2009.