A New Jersey congressman has fired his chief of staff after the aide was arrested in Maryland on a charge of soliciting sex from a minor.
Democratic Rep. Steve Rothman took the action after learning that Robert Decheine was among 11 people snared in a Gaithersburg, Md., police sting, The Record of Bergen County reported yesterday.
Police placed ads on a Web site and an undercover officer communicated with customers through phone and text messages.
Police said Decheine, 48, was arrested on Nov. 17 after soliciting to have sex with an underage girl. He was freed on $15,000 bail.
Decheine had no comment.