BREAKING: Washington Times HR Director Indicted

FishbowlDC has learned that the Washington Times’ Randall Casseday has been indicted for attempting to entice a minor over the internet.

Update: 4:20 p.m.

The affidavit regarding this story apparently contains “very graphic” details

Update: 6:30 p.m.

Washington Times releases story on Casseday arrest:

    Randall Casseday, 53, was arrested at 9:45 p.m. yesterday in the 1300 block of Brentwood Road NE, where police said he had arranged to meet who he thought was a 13-year-old girl. He had actually exchanged Internet messages and photographs with a male police officer posing as a girl.

Casseday has been suspended without pay pending the results of the investigation.

If convicted, Casseday would face a mandatory minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of 30 years without parole.

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