State Dept. official arrested on solicitation charge

A counterterrorism official at the State Department has been arrested for soliciting sex from a minor, according to a suburban Washington, D.C., police department.

Police arrested Daniel Rosen, 44, at his home near the National Zoo in Washington around noon on Tuesday after “an online investigation regarding exchanges he had with a detective,” a Fairfax County Police Department press release says.

Rosen’s biography is not currently listed on the State Department website, but his LinkedIn profile says that he is the director of counterterrorism programs and policy at the agency.

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement provided to The Hill that the agency is aware of an employee’s arrest but could not comment specifically or confirm his identity for privacy reasons.

“His security clearance will be suspended and he will be put on administrative leave while this proceeds to its end through any judicial process. We are following standard procedure in this case,” she added.

Rosen will be sent to a detention center in Fairfax County, Va., within the next 10 days, the police department says.