Feb 18, 2022

2 South Dakota officers charged in child pornography cases

Posted Feb 18, 2022 5:45 PM

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two Sioux Falls police officers are facing child pornography charges in what officials say are unrelated cases.

Twenty-eight-year-old Luke Schauer has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of attempted production of child pornography and transfer of obscene materials to minors.

Schauer has bonded out of jail.

Twenty-three-year-old Matthew Jock is charged in state court with five counts of possession, manufacturing and distribution of child pornography.

He remains in custody at the Minnehaha County Jail on a $25,000 cash bond.

The city's chief and the mayor say they will be reviewing the police department's internal policies and procedures.