Police chaplain arrested in Wichita prostitution investigation

A volunteer chaplain for the Wichita Police Department and Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office was arrested during a prostitution investigation.

Daniel Lee Syrcle, 53, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of purchasing sexual relations and official misconduct, police Deputy Chief Jose Salcido and sheriff's Col. Greg Pollock said in a prepared statement on Friday.

Syrcle has been terminated from both assignments, the statement said. He was an unpaid, volunteer chaplain.

The Wichita police VICE section was conducting a prostitution investigation when it discovered Syrcle's involvement, the statement said.

Syrcle is listed as a pastor at First Salem Church in Wichita.

Salcido and Pollock did not take questions.

This story was originally published April 6, 2018 at 11:48 AM with the headline "Police chaplain arrested in Wichita prostitution investigation."