School Custodian, Children’s Group Home Employee Among 4 Arrested For Child Sex Crimes

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Ryan Kille | Luke David Ottmann | Alex Waldron | Andrew Herrington

PHOENIX – A State Grand Jury indicted four Arizona men, Ryan Kille, Luke Ottmann, Alex Waldron, and Andrew Herrington, accused of soliciting sex from undercover agents who were posing as minors on various social media apps and websites.

Kille, Ottmann, Waldron, and Herrington are all accused of attempting to lure minors for sex by using the internet.

The men are also accused of arriving at undercover locations to complete the alleged sex acts with those who they believed were minors.

At the time of Ottmann’s arrest, he was employed as a custodian at Neely Traditional Academy for Gilbert Public Schools.

At the time of Herrington’s arrest, he was employed as a custodian at Sunshine Residential Homes, which is contracted with DCS to provide group homes for approximately 300 children in the West Valley.

The men were arrested as a result of Operation Summer Shield which was conducted over a week-long period by the Tempe Police Department, the Mesa Police Department, and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Kille, age 32, is charged with Luring a Minor for Sexual Exploitation and Attempted Sexual Conduct with a Minor.

Ottmann, age 51, is charged with Luring a Minor for Sexual Exploitation and Attempted Sexual Conduct with a Minor.

Waldron, age 31, is charged with Luring a Minor for Sexual Exploitation, Attempted Sexual Conduct with a Minor, Unlawful Age Misrepresentation, and Attempted Furnishing Harmful Items to Minors.

Herrington, age 63, is charged with Solicitation to Commit Child Sex Trafficking, Attempted Money Laundering, and Attempted Sexual Conduct with a Minor.

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