A school resource officer assigned to Schlagle High School was arrested on Wednesday on allegations of rape and other sex crimes against children, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Mark A. Scheetz, 30, of Lansing, Kansas, was arrested in Bonner Springs, Kansas, on charges of rape, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child, according to a KBI news release.
The alleged crimes occurred when Scheetz resided in Norton County between 2013 and 2015, and stem from reports that he engaged in sex acts with a minor, sent lewd photos to minors, and used electronic devices to solicit sex with minors, the KBI stated.
Scheetz had been a school resource officer for about a year with the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools Police Department, assigned to Schlagle.
He was previously employed with the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office from 2016 to 2018.
Scheetz now is being held in the Norton County Jail, according to the KBI.