Scottsdale detention officer resigns after accusations of sexual conduct with a minor
A Scottsdale Police Department detention officer resigned after being arrested for charges related to sexual conduct with a minor, according to authorities.
Surprise police arrested detention officer Tony Michael Ekiss on June 12 for multiple felony charges, according to Sgt. Tommy Hale, a spokesperson for the Surprise Police Department.
Officer Aaron Bolin, a spokesperson for Scottsdale police, said their department determined the suspected crimes didn't happen while Ekiss was on duty and were reported to have occurred in Surprise. In a statement, Bolin said the department is cooperating with the investigation.
After Ekiss was arrested, he was going to be placed on non-disciplinary suspension while an internal investigation concluded, but he resigned, according to Bolin.
According to Hale, Ekiss was booked into the Maricopa County Jail for suspicion of sexual conduct with a minor; sexual exploitation of a minor; aggravated luring of a minor for sexual exploitation; surreptitious photography, videotaping or filming; child molestation and furnishing harmful items to minors.
The Surprise Police Department was conducting the investigation.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Scottsdale PD detention officer accused of sexual conduct with a minor
