Sedgwick County Jail deputy on leave after child sex crimes arrest in Hutch
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- A Sedgwick County jail deputy was arrested on suspicion of a child sex crime Tuesday.
- The deputy was placed on administrative leave after Hutchinson police made the arrest.
- The criminal investigation is ongoing, authorities say.
A deputy at the Sedgwick County Jail has been arrested in Hutchinson and accused of committing a child sex crime.
The 31-year-old deputy, who lives in Hutchinson, was taken into custody by the Hutchinson Police Department on Tuesday on suspicion of one count of sexual exploitation of a child, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Branden Stitt said.
The deputy remained in the Reno County Jail on Wednesday in lieu of $500,000 bond, jail records show. He was booked at 5:27 p.m. Tuesday.
Stitt said when the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office learned of the arrest, the deputy was placed on administrative leave. He has worked for the jail since January 2024.
No other details about the case were immediately available Wednesday afternoon. The Hutchinson Police Department is conducting the criminal investigation, Stitt said.
The Eagle does not name suspects accused of crimes unless they are criminally charged in court.
