The FBI is attempting to curb rampant cases of sexting by employees on government-issued phones, CNN reported Thursday.

Confidential reports reveal a "rash of sexting cases" among FBI employees. (StrebKR, Creative Commons)

The news network obtained several confidential internal disciplinary reports, which detail dozens of cases in which employees used FBI Blackberries to send sexually explicit messages or nude photographs, sometimes to coworkers.

The reports, issued by the agency's Office of Professional Responsibility, also reveals many other instances of misconduct, including several cases where employees were fired.

One employee was caught in a child pornography sting operation while another lied under oath about her romantic relationship with a drug dealer. CNN reports:

The FBI hopes these quarterly reports will stem what its assistant director called a "rash of sexting cases" involving employees who are using their government-issued devices to send lurid texts and nude photos.

From 2010 to 2012, the FBI disciplined 1,045 of 36,000 employees for various misdemeanors, according to CNN. Eighty-five were fired. Given the staunch position taken by the agency against sexting on its website, violations of this kind are particularly problematic.

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