Crime

Dem’s Chief of Staff Arrested for Soliciting Sex From a Minor

A longtime congressional chief of staff has been arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor, according to police in Gaithersburg, Md.

Bob Decheine, chief of staff to Rep. Steve Rothman, D-N.J., has been arrested (and fired) following his arrest last Friday. His arrest came as part of a “sting” by Gaithersburg police “involved placing ads on a ‘known website’ and then communicating via phone or text message between an undercover officer and a ‘John.’”  He faces a possible sentence of up to 10 years in prison, a $25,000 fine or both. The New Jersey’s The Record reports:

Decheine, 48, lives in the District of Columbia and had been Rothman’s top aide and confidante since May 2003, running both the Washington and North Jersey offices. He also was paid by Rothman’s re-election campaign account. A former aide to Wisconsin Sen. Russell Feingold, Decheine was a senior adviser to President Obama’s campaign organization in New Jersey.

After the news broke, Rothman released a statement severing ties with Decheine.

On Friday, November 19, 2010, at 3:30 pm, the House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms contacted Congressman Steve Rothman personally and informed him that the Gaithersburg Police Department had arrested Mr. Robert Decheine, who was then serving as his Chief of Staff, on a charge of sexual solicitation of a minor. Congressman Rothman immediately consulted appropriate House Counsel and terminated Mr. Decheine’s employment, effective November 19, 2010, due to the very serious nature of this charge. Congressman Rothman considers this alleged criminal act to be shocking, appalling and indefensible.

Comments (67)

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  • mtnclimberjim
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 6:53am

    All muzies are terrorists. They all think its OK to molest a child. Even the moderate muzies like this idea. So this being the case in fact, If you are a muzie then I am your enemy. Was that to harsh?

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  • Capt_Spalding
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 6:48am

    Stay class, Demoncrats!

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  • American Pride
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 6:36am

    He was looking for a little Lewinski…

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  • Ray2447
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 6:11am

    My college journalism instructor told me it’s not a big deal when a Democrat violates some moral rule, because Democrats don’t claim to have any morals in the first place. He told me it’s a different case when a Republican violates some moral rule, because they claim to be moral. He explained that’s why, when a Republican violates a moral rule, it’s much more “newsworthy,” than when a Democrat does it. When he said all that I thought to myself, “What a biased idiot.” Some of the stupidest and most unethical, people in the world are lecturing in America’s college classrooms.

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    • doublezero12
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 6:50am

      Agreed. It’s amazing the mental gymnastics college professors, and liberals of all stripes, will go through to justify immorality. They absolutely don‘t want a set morality because they know they’ll be found lacking.

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    • dontbotherme
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 6:38pm

      You must have gone to the same colleges as my children. They both heard the same thing.

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  • SND97
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 6:00am

    But its OK for Barney Frank to have a party with underage boys and get by with it?

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  • ronmorgen
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 5:55am

    This is the anti-christ party; anti-bible, pro-koran, pro-abortion, pro-immorality. Having people like this leading us is the root cause of the decline of our nation. Conversely, a return to Christian values starting with the election of moral leadership is the only hope we have for salvation.

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  • RobR
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 5:02am

    I wonder if we’ll see or hear about this on MSNBC, CBS, ABC, NY Times, WaPo, etc.?

    Anybody want to bet?

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  • Hondaman
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 4:59am

    Wonder if this will be on MSNBC?

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  • Mickeyd
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 4:08am

    What do you want to bet they knew about these “inclinations” and only fired him when it became public knowledge? These are, after all, democrats.

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  • wash1776
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 3:30am

    AH! The good old Damocrats. Always up to such noble and pure things!

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  • WireWizard
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 3:24am

    It‘s George Bush’s fault.

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  • HumanDoing
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 2:59am

    Its always the kids isnt it. .. Oh poor guys had a rough childhood…always a victim and an enemy.
    In working with folks over many years its simply amazing the amount of men and women I know who have been molested by an adult in youth. They seem to all share that (after becoming adults and lots of therapy) that they had frozen in time emotionally and socially as if they were the same age they were when the offense occurred. Another thing that has also stuck with me, was one gal who said…being touched in certain spots feels good no matter your age…and when a trusted adult exploits that mortal wrong… it is like taking a life, or stealing someones potential. Im encouraged by the many folks i have known who were indeed victims as children, but when they became adults they took responsibility to get help and support for the journey back, so they did not repeat what they were taught on others.

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  • Barry Soetoro
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 2:52am

    Make no mistake, strictly speaking at least from the Judeo–Christian perspective, pedophilia may be a heinous crime against the laws of both man and nature. Therefore i suppose it’s understandable how such an act, which could crush the spirit of a child for life, may offend the sensibilities of some right wing conservatives. However as I’ve said before, America is not a Christian nation.

    Therefore it‘s important that we all work together toward achieving a more enlightened and tolerant society that respects the beliefs of all it’s citizens. In fact, with my recent appointment of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, I’ve taken the first major step toward the eventual inclusion of Sharia law in the United States and I would remind everyone that the great Islamic prophet Mohamed liked the little ones too.

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  • Nvrforget
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 2:22am

    Ahaha, this “All democrats are pedophiles” train is delicious. Are any neurons still firing here or have you already “othered” all Democrats already? “One person does bad thing, so all persons who are like him in some arbitrary way do the same bad thing” is literally thinking on a kindergarten level, same as “ALL Muslims are terrorists” or “ALL black people are jobless and leeching off social security”. And yes, I have read both those comments here several times before.

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  • EL ZORRO
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 1:59am

    Do you image if he where a Republican congress men, the media where asking for his resignation a an investigation.

    EL ZORRO

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  • joseph Fawcett
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 1:56am

    Hummm, while I agree with the firing, where is the premise that you are innocent until proven gulity beyond a reasonable doubt? I am not going to bash the Dems for this because I remember the gov official from Idaho a Republican who got caught in a public mens bathroom. It happens in both parties and it show we do have sick people in washington running and help running the country. We need to change that for sure.

    http://www.josephfawcettart.com western artist

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    • bry
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 7:43am

      @Joseph Fawcett…I agree. Although there is good chance the man is guilty, I think the gun was jumped here. At least pretend to gather all the facts and information before reacting with harsh measures. So, without knowing all the facts of this case, it is clear that Rothman behaved stupidly. (end semi-quote).

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  • dcwu
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 1:48am

    Couldn’t find a page to bend over?

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  • Sinista Mace
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 1:43am

    Horny Demon!

    Where’s Barney Frank the Dizzy Dizzy Dinosaur?

    How many little boys are under his bed?

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  • spendthrift
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 1:42am

    What’s good for the Gooser is great for the Pander.

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  • cheezwhiz
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 1:42am

    So will NAMBLA and ACLU defend him and get him his job back ?

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  • DRSAVAGE24
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 1:41am

    What did Pelosi know and when did she know it?

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  • Rob_M
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 1:40am

    Well since the democrats are the party of flexible morality nobody is going to call hypocrit on this are they?

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  • Red Neckerson
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 1:38am

    Quick send in the TSA!

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    • KenInIL
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 1:44am

      Exactly !!! Now that he is officially a pervert, they probably will not let him grope kids. Since this new TSA started, I thought the child molester list would be a good place to find people who don’t mind groping the same sex.

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    • grandmaof5
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 7:00am

      TSA was trained by Obama’s school safety czar, you know, the one who promotes homosexuality, who told a 16 yr old to make sure he used a condom when having sex with an adult….

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  • BurntHills
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 1:37am

    a slimy white democrat loyal to obama, why are we not surprised.

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    • rebel
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 3:41am

      this has nothing to do with democrat or republican. this is a sleezbag. he was caught and fired. no cover up. good job! we should be saying good job to the police instead of saying it has something to do with democrats!

      now the court case….that will be something totally different

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 4:38am

      More Grope & Change from the comrades. Maybe he was just in training to become a TSA agent.

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    • awizard
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 10:03am

      Good job to the police!..

      come on guys … white/black, dem/repub … this Is still America, shouldn’t he be convicted before he gets sentenced?..

      I stand for the Whole Constitution … no mater what the scumbag did …

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  • Joseph28
    Posted on November 24, 2010 at 1:36am

    Just do what every other progressive liberal does; Tell em its not a choice they were born this way.

    What a slime ball.

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    • Just Dave
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 1:48am

      Same with the homosexual, If we give the green light to any sexual deviancy we have to give a green light to all of them. After all they can’t help it, it’s just the way they were born…right?

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 1:51am

      or blame it on the police ,
      “ entrapment ” or something.
      Craigslist made me do it :D
      (Its never a demonrat’s fault !)

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    • BetterDays
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 1:55am

      he has a future with the TSA, god that is so sad but true.

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    • Robert W
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 3:34am

      Disorder in the court.

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    • SHTFMilitia.com
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 5:43am

      What a joke !!

      If you are prepared you may survive,
      http://www.shtfmilitia.com

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    • DagneyT
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 6:24am

      The only surprise here is that he was actually fired, usually that only happens to a Republican.

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    • Dustyluv
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 9:02am

      Bob Decheine will be changing his name to Bob Douchebag..

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    • M31Sailor
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 9:02am

      Congressman Rothman ,Democrat,, NJ will probably shuffle Lester the Molester to another job, with one of his other socialist buddies, with a pay raise. Maybe he can get a job babysitting all the new Democrats children in the new Congress. Huh, oh yeah, thats right , over 60 of the Marxist Democrats are going home. Nevermind

      M31Sailor  
    • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 9:15am

      @Dagneyt

      Must have been trying to have sex with the children related to a democrat in congress. That would be the only reason I could see for the Democrats to fire him. Of course they will scream to the rooftops it is a ‘tea party setup/conspiricy/slander campaign” or such junk as well, on the one guys suggestion of never waste an opportunity.

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    • prebeck
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 9:47am

      I‘m suprised they’re not blaming George Bush.

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    • awizard
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 9:53am

      em, did anybody notice that he was “charged” and not “convicted”, yet … oh, I missed the “democrat” part … nevermind …

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    • adjams
      Posted on November 24, 2010 at 2:22pm

      @AWIZARD
      Exactly what I thought…
      I like your other reply too. Shouldn’t he be convicted first?
      If he is, he deserves whats coming. Just seems wrong to fire somebody over an accusation, especially one that does not pertain to his job.

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