An aide to a US congressman from Louisiana was busted in a prostitution sting over the weekend, according to several local reports.

Jerod Prunty, 47, who works for Rep. Clay Higgins, was charged with two counts of pandering in Lafayette Parish on Saturday, the Daily Advertiser reported.

Prunty was caught up in a sweep of a number of massage parlors and three houses, which were allegedly being used as brothels, police officials said at a press conference.

“We are shocked and saddened to learn of allegations against Jerod. His arrest is deeply troubling,” a spokesman for Higgins told the Daily Advertiser in a statement.

The prostitution sting was a result of a months-long investigation, which started after complaints from local residents and neighbors.

Police arrested seven women and two men as involved in prostitution.