Former Chase Co officer charged w 3 counts sexually exploiting a child

Former jail officer faces child sex charges By Richard Burkard richardemporia.com Jan 26, 2023 Updated Jan 27, 2023 A one-time officer at the Chase County Jail is accused of sexually exploiting a child in Emporia. Chad Pretzer, 30, made his first appearance in Lyon County District Court Thursday afternoon. He faces three counts of sexually exploiting a child. Prosecutors say one count involves employing the child in sexually explicit conduct with the intent to promote a performance. The other two counts involve sexual media. A report released by Emporia Police Thursday suggested Pretzer had unlawful possession of [a] visual depiction of [a] child 12-16 years old. Prosecutors believe Pretzer exploited the child last Saturday night. He was booked into jail Monday night. Pretzers LinkedIn profile indicates he worked at the Chase County Jail as a correctional officer for nearly a year in 2017-18. But court records show Pretzer has had trouble with the law since then. For instance, a complaint filed in Butler County District Court last week accuses him of a burglary in Augusta last March. Pretzer pleaded no contest in Chase County last June to possessing stolen property and was sentenced to eight months probation. That followed a no contest plea in Chase County in November 2021 to conspiracy theft. Pretzer was held in the Lyon County Jail Thursday afternoon on $20,000 bond. #molester #emporia #child #chasecounty #pretzer #chasecountyjail

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