City Of Ankeny: Tip Leads The Ankeny Police To Arrest Two People On Multiple Exploitation Charges

Ankeny IA

03 November, 2021

10:44 AM

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Press release from the City of Ankeny: 11/02/2021 4:37 p.m. On Nov. 11, 2020, the Ankeny Police Department launched an investigation after receiving a tip from Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) taskforce and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) related to the sexual exploitation of minors.  Today, Nov. 2, 2021, as the result of an extensive and almost a year-long investigation, Ankeny police arrested Todd Schulz and Aimee Staudt on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges.  Ankeny detectives determined Schulz and Staudt had been in a relationship and their victims were known to them.  At this point, all victims involved in the investigation have been contacted and there is no further concern to the public.  Arrested: Todd Schulz OD 43 years old Polk City, IA Charges: Conspiracy to Commit a Forcible Felony - IA 706.1 & 706.3(1) – Class C Felony Sexual Exploitation of a Minor - IA 728.12(1) – Class C Felony Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – IA 728.12(2) – Class D Felony Invasion of Privacy – IA 709.21 – Aggravated Misdemeanor Child Endangerment – IA 726.6(7) & 726.10 – Aggravated Misdemeanor Arrested: Aimee M. Staudt 44 years old Van Meter, IA Charges: Conspiracy to Commit a Forcible Felony – IA 706.1 & 706.3(1) – Class C Felony Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – IA 728.12(1) – Class C Felony Invasion of Privacy – IA 709.21 – Aggravated Misdemeanor Child Endangerment – 726.6(7) & 726.10 – Aggravated Misdemeanor   This press release was produced by the City of Ankeny. The views expressed here are the author's own.