Reno County Correctional Facility
On Wednesday, a Kansas police department announced it had arrested a sexual predator behind a truly shocking years-long crime wave. The suspect, Hutchinson Police Chief Jeff Hooper said, was a former patrol officer with his department.
Todd Allen, 51, was with the agency for over 20 years until his resignation in 2018. While still an officer, authorities allege, Allen was responsible for a disturbing series of crimes. He has now been charged with two dozen offenses including five counts of rape, two counts of kidnapping, nine counts of aggravated sexual battery, and one count of indecent liberties with a child, court documents state. Allen has also been accused of two counts of sexual battery and five counts of breach of privacy and eavesdropping. His bond has been set at $6 million.
The huge list of charges relate to an alleged spree of sexual assaults which took place in Hutchinson city parks between October 2012 and November 2018, along with a string of prowler reports from May 2019 through June 2022.