Kansas City, Kansas, Police Officer Nicholas J. Schafer has been charged with two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14.
Schafer has been with the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department for more than 10 years, according to Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree.
He faces a maximum life sentence with the possibility of parole after 25 years. The district attorney’s office stated the charges stemmed from a single incident.
Schafer was being held in the Wyandotte County Jail on a bond of $250,000, according to officials.
District Attorney Dupree also announced that his office would start a community integrity unit, and will request three funded officer positions to investigate complaints. They would investigate instances of excessive force or misconduct by police and law enforcement officers. This would be an expansion of the district attorney’s conviction integrity unit.
Kansas City, Kansas, Police Chief Michael York has issued a statement on the case:
“The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department was made aware of an incident involving one of our police officers. The allegations were immediately forwarded to the KCKPD Internal Affairs Division for investigation. As a result of that investigation, the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against that officer. The officer has been placed on un-paid administrative leave. As Chief of Police, I hold myself and my employees to the highest standards. All complaints against members of our Department are investigated thoroughly. Complaints about police conduct can be made by calling the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department at 911 or 913-596-3000; or directly to the Internal Affairs Hotline at 913-573-6373.”