Overview
- Matthew Mahl, a Metropolitan Police Department lieutenant, was arrested Tuesday in Harford County and charged with sexual solicitation of a minor and soliciting child pornography.
- After an initial court appearance Tuesday, court records show he was held without bond.
- Court filings list a bond hearing set for Wednesday to determine whether he would be released while the case proceeds.
- MPD says Harford County notified its Internal Affairs unit after the arrest, and the department put Mahl on administrative leave, revoked his police powers, and plans an internal policy review after prosecutors finish the criminal case.
- Local reports citing charging documents say an undercover deputy posed online as a 15-year-old, and investigators allege Mahl sent explicit images, including photos taken in uniform and inside his police office, and arranged a meeting.