WABAUNSEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged child sex crimes.
On Monday, officials in Wabaunsee County were alerted to possible exploitation of a child, according to a media release from the sheriff's office.
Deputies responded to a residence in the 300 Block of Elm Street in Alta Vista and made contact with 57-year-old Kenneth Scott Seidens of Alta Vista.
Evidence on scene led deputies to arrest him on requested charges of aggravated sexual battery, aggravated criminal sodomy and contributing to a child's misconduct. Deputies booked Seidens into jail just after 12:30a.m. Tuesday, according to online jail records.
The child was made safe, according to the sheriff's office.