Ex-Senate Staffer Arrested For Child Porn Dead In Apparent Suicide

[warrior1]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ryan-loskarn-suicide



Ryan Loskarn, a former Senate staffer who was facing child pornography charges, was found dead Thursday afternoon, law enforcement officials in Maryland announced on Friday.

Loskarn is believed to have committed suicide.

"At approximately 12pm yesterday, Carroll County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a private residence in the 6400 block of Kenmar Lane for a report of an unconscious male, believed to be deceased," the Carroll County, Md. sheriff’s office said in a statement on Friday. "Family members reported finding 35 year old Jesse Ryan Loskarn unresponsive in his basement where he’d been residing with family since this past December. The preliminary investigation indicates that Loskarn may have taken his own life, and his body has since been transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for Autopsy. The investigation continues…"

Loskarn, the former chief of staff to Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), was arrested in December on federal charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. While he awaited trial, Loskarn had been confined to his parents' home in Maryland. Court documents filed after his arrest indicated that prosecutors and Loskarn's lawyers “intend to explore the possibility of a pre-indictment disposition.”

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[Journeyman]

1. Unfortunate. His high-profile case could have been a catalyst for greater protections. . .

Now he's just a soon-to-be-forgotten pervert who offed himself when karma came calling. I hope I'm proved wrong, and those who knew him will take increased interest in rectifying this sordid situation. I suspect they'll wish only to bury it -- and him -- as quickly as they can.