A former Kansas cop has pleaded guilty to a string of sex crimes in which he sexually assaulted 10 females while posing as an on-duty officer over a seven-year span.
Todd W. Allen, who was employed with the Hutchinson Police Department for more than 25 years, pleaded guilty on Monday to 12 felony sex crime charges and five breach of privacy charges in Reno County District Court.
The sex crime charges against Allen include: two counts of rape, two counts of attempted rape, one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, three counts of aggravated sexual battery, two counts of attempted aggravated sexual battery and two counts of kidnapping.
Targeting women in cars while posing as an officer
In 10 incidents from 2012 to 2018, Allen targeted women sitting in their cars at parks or parking lots, according to court filings.
He’d pose as a police officer or park security — when he was off duty — and shine a flashlight into their car windows or knock on the glass. He’s ask questions about whether they were using drugs and demand the women get out of the car and follow him to the rear of the vehicle or a nearby area, court documents said.
Once there, he’d pat them down claiming he was checking for drugs or weapons, fondle their body parts and touch them inappropriately without consent. Some victims reported seeing Allen wearing as ski mask covering his face after the assault, court filings said.
In some instances, the victim’s boyfriend or friend would be ordered to remain in the cars as the assault was taking place.
Several victims reported that they at first complied with Allen’s commands because they believed he was a cop or park security, filings said.
How Allen was ultimately caught
The breach of privacy incidents unfolded from 2019 to 2022.
The most recent incident was in June 2022, when police responded to a home in Hutchinson where a resident said his cameras caught a man wearing gloves looking over his fence towards where a party of mostly…
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