SEATTLE – The senior enlisted man at Naval Base Kitsap was arrested Friday for investigation of attempted child rape after a monthlong undercover Internet operation by police in Bremerton.
Detectives alleged that Command Master Chief Edward E. Scott, 43, had been communicating over the Internet with whom he thought was a woman with 12-year-old twins, a boy and girl, but in reality was an undercover agent.
Over the course of a month, Scott used his computer at work to engage in chats that were sexually explicit and graphic in nature, Bremerton police Sgt. Kevin Crane said.
Eventually, Scott asked to meet the woman and her children and a meeting was arranged for 5 a.m. Friday at a Bremerton hotel, he said.
“Scott provided graphic detail of specific sex acts he wanted to perform, and which he wanted the children to perform as well,” police said.
He was arrested and booked into Kitsap County Jail for investigation of second-degree attempted rape of a child and communication with a minor for immoral purposes.
“He cooperated when he was arrested,” Crane said, declining to say whether Scott said anything at the time.
Bail was initially set at $500,000. Scott’s first court appearance is scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday in Kitsap County Superior Court.
Police on Friday requested a warrant to search Scott’s residence in Silverdale.
Scott, who Crane said is married with at least one adult child, joined the Navy in 1982, with tours in Hawaii, Guam, Whidbey Island and San Diego.
He also served as command master chief of the USS Camden and the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group. The USS Abraham Lincoln is based in Everett.
Scott has been at Naval Base Kitsap for about a year, said Tom Danaher, a spokesman for the base.
His position will be filled by “another senior enlisted professional and business will go on,” Danaher said, refusing to discuss additional details.
“This is a very unfortunate situation,” he said.
Scott’s arrest was the result of a coordinated effort between Bremerton police and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
Naval Base Kitsap is the host command for the Navy’s fleet in west Puget Sound, including the Navy base at Bremerton, the Bangor submarine base on Hood Canal and the torpedo testing facility at Keyport.
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